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Case Reports
. 2008:2:477-80.
doi: 10.4137/cmo.s824. Epub 2008 Jul 9.

Case report: thymic carcinoma metastatic to small bowel

Boris Kobrinsky  1 , Inessa Khaykis, Day Hill, Lydia Petrovic, Herman Yee, Anurag Chandra, David L Diehl
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Case Reports

Case report: thymic carcinoma metastatic to small bowel

Boris Kobrinsky et al. Clin Med Oncol. 2008.
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Figures

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Figure 1
Chest X-ray showing superior mediastinal mass.
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Figure 2
Chest CT demonstrating mass with involvement of aortic arch.
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Figure 3
Hematoxylin-Eosin stain of primary tumor (40x).
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Figure 4
Immunohistochemistry staining with cytokeratine AE1/AE3.
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Figure 5
PET-CT demonstrates uptake in mediastinal mass, and two foci close to proximal small intestine.
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Figure 6
Endoscopic photograph of ulcerated mass in distal duodenum.
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Figure 7
Endoscopic ultrasound of duodenal mass.
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Figure 8
Biopsy of duodenal mass; immunohistochemistry positive for AE1/3 (epithelial marker).
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