Sclerosing thymoma

Definition

A conventional thymoma with an exuberant collagen-rich stroma. This phenomenon has been observed with B2 and B3 thymomas0.

Epidemiology

This tumour is extremely rare.

Histopathology

The stroma contains scant bland fibroblasts.

References

0 Tumours of the Lung, Pleura, Thymus and Heart. WHO Classification of Tumours. IARC Press 2004.

 

This page last revised 4.1.2006.

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