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Epiteliální nádory thymu a diagnostické možnosti

Title in English Epithelial tutors of the thymus and diagnostic options
Authors

ČERVEŇÁK Vladimír CHOVANEC Zdeněk BERKOVÁ Alena VANÍČEK Jiří HANSLÍK Tomáš SVOBODOVÁ Sabina NOVÁK Robert

Year of publication 2020
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Onkologická revue
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
web https://onkologickarevue.cz/cs/epitelialni-nadory-thymu-a-diagnosticke-moznosti
Keywords thymus; thymoma; thymic carcinoma; diagnostics
Description Epithelial tumors are the most common tumors of the thymus. This group of tumors includes thymomas and thymic carcinoma and these tumors are very rare, although they are among the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum in adults. The thymus is an organ of the immune system that can be routinely monitored by various chest examination methods. We encounter it more in children, but it is no exception in adults either. The problem in adults is its variable appearance, as it goes through the process of involution. Involution is support by the corticosteroids during excessive stress. Likewise, these conditions can change its shape and size. The basics of embryology, anatomy together with knowledge of imaging methods, are a necessary condition for accurate diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid tumors. Only the correct identification of these pathologies allows you to choose the appropriate method of therapy.
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