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.[1]
Differential Diagnosis
Comparison between thymomas and thymic carcinoma:[1]
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- Besides the thymoma, it is also important to differentiate thymic carcinoma from:
- Primary mediastinal lymphoma
- Mediastinal germ cell tumor
- 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