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Can thymoma spread via the lymph nodes?
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Very unlikely: Thymomas rarely spread via lymph nodes. Most often they spread by direct extention into other organs or by "drop" metastasis into the pleural or pericardial cavities.
Answered 5/27/2013
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Yes: As lymph nodes are natural drainage for organs.
Answered 10/3/2016
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See below: Not commonly- but in higher grade thymoma b3 and c this may happen more often.
Answered 10/22/2013
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