Question 1

what is thymic carcinoma from?

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Thymus gland: The thymus is a small organ in the anterior mediastinum. There are several different tumors, but a thymoma is the most common. Thymic carcinoma is just not a common tumor. It can be associated with myesthenia gravis.  It can also be from the lymphoid cells, in which case you develop a lymphoma.

Question 2

how can thymic carcinoma be treated?

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Surgery: Thymic carcinoma responds best to carcinoma. You really have a hard time, though completely removing it because of all of the major organs and vessels of the chest are there.

Question 3

why is it that thymic carcinoma is so rare?

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Not known for sure: Thymic carcinomas are rare, accounting for 0.06% of all thymic neoplasms.Thymic gland in superior anterior mediastinum related to cellular immunity.It reaches maximum size at puberty and then regresses and involutes.Etiology not known. In about 50% of /thymic carcinomas are detected by chance with plain-film chest.Thymic carcinoma are aged 40-60 yrs.Perhaps rarity of residual thymic tissue at age.

Question 4

what can you tell me about thymic carcinoma?

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Rare: Thy mic carcinoma is a rare form of cancer that starts in the thy mic gland located behind the breastbone in the mediastinum. Prognosis depends on the type of cell causing the cancer and the stage of the cancer when discovered, especially whether or not there is spread to the lymph nodes and other structures in the chest like the lungs. Seek an experienced tertiary center.

Question 5

does anyone know about thymic carcinoma cure?

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Difficult to achieve: Thymic carcinoma actually has several different types. Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are not the same. Thymic carcinoma tends to be invasive, and given the anatomic site, it goes around all of the major organs and vessels of the mediastinum and chest.

Question 6

what are the known causes of thymic carcinoma?

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None are common: The vast majority of thymic carcinomas of all sorts "just happen", without any identifiable risk factors. Genetic mutation is a lottery over the lifetime, and some folks are lucky enough to escape all cancers through old age, but others may end up with an unusual one such as thymic carcinoma. Some of them are very curable while others are tough; i wish you luck.

Question 7

is it safe for anybody to get thymic carcinoma?

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Depends: Like any other cancer, survival depends on the stage at which it is discovered. Any early stage cancer can be cured, if it is found in time.

Question 8

who gets thymus cancer?

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Usually after age 40: There are 3 main types, but generally progress slowly, and happen after age 40, also associated with patients with myasthenia gravis.

Question 9

what is thymus cancer from?

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Immune system: The thymus is an immune organ, that lives in the chest.  It is most active in childhood.  No one knows what causes the cancer, but it omes in many different types, which often resemble cancers from other areas of the body, such as squamous cell cancer, lymphoma, etc.  One type of the thymic cancer, which is a malignant thymoma, is related to the muscle disease myasthenia gravis.

Question 10

who does thymus cancer affect?

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The thymus: Is an organ that is prominent in childhood living behind the sternus and necessary to "instruct" lymphocytes to recognize "self" antigens, have memory (as in , easles, mumps chickn pox), and fend off certain infections. Itinvolutes in adults. Thymic carcinoma occurs rarely sporadically. Thymoma is a benign, but invasive, and associated with myasthenia and certain inflammatory diseases and anemia.

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