Thymic carcinoma epidemiology
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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
Epidemiology
Prevalence
- Invasive thymomas and thymic carcinomas are relatively rare tumors, which together represent about 0.2% to 1.5% of all malignancies.
- Thymic carcinoma are rare and have been reported to account for only 0.06% of all thymic neoplasms.
Age
- The risk of thymic carcinoma increases with age.
- Thymic carcinoma is uncommon in children, it is seen more often in middle-aged adults.
- Thymic carcinoma commonly affects individuals older than 70 years of age.
Gender
Males are more commonly affected with thymic carcinoma than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 1.
Race
It is more common in Asians and African Americans than in Caucasians.