Thymic carcinoma differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [3]

Overview

The most common differential diagnosis is thymoma, which is a more common pathology of the thymus. Other mediastinal masses should be included, such as germ cell tumors, lymphoma and thyroid tumors and metastatic carcinoma to mediastinal lymph nodes.

Differential Diagnosis

Comparison between thymomas and thymic carcinoma.

• Besides the thymoma, it is also important to consider:
• Primary mediastinal lymphoma,
• Mediastinal germ cell tumor, or
• Metastasis of the mediastinum by a bronchogenic carcinoma
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Germ cell tumors
• Lymphomas
• Stromal tumors
• Tumor-like lesions (such as true thymic hyperplasia)
• Thymic cysts
• Metastatic tumors
• Lung cancer