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This is a case report of a 70-year old man with chest pain. In PET/CT and bone scan a thymus carcinoma was diagnosed with multiple metastases in the lungs, pleura, lymph nodes, and bone. Histology and immunhistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis.
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Thymus carcinoma belongs to the rarest human neoplasias. In PET/CT it can be easily mistaken for lymphoma, hemangioma or mediastinal seminoma.
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This page is a summary of: Ein seltener Fall eines undifferenzierten Thymuskarzinoms mit multipler Metastasierung, RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren, November 2012, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1330319.
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