What is tymic carcinoma?

The thymus is a small, irregular organ located at the top of the chest, just behind the breast. The key component of the immune system, the thymus is responsible for the production and development of T lymphocytes, also known as T cells, a type of white blood cells that help protect the body from various infections, including those caused by mushrooms and viruses. Tymic cancer, also known as Type C type C, is the most dangerous cancer of the thymus. This rare malignancy has a high level of metastases, it is difficult to keep in remission and has a poor overall prognosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) has created a system that doctors can use to classify any thymoma or tymia carcinoma based on its microscopic appearance. This allows doctors to assign a letter to a tumor that helps identify, develop a treatment plan and formulate a prognosis. These letters range from A to C, with the first as the least serious and the second carries the worst prognosis.

Thymic cancer is classified as type C, because it usually consists of fast growing cells that show most abnormalities when viewed under a microscope. At the time of diagnosis, tymic cancer was usually metastasized, which means that it has spread to other parts of the body. As a result, the formulation of the treatment plan can be more demanding. Surgical removal of the tumor is usually the first line of therapy. Depending on the cancer stage in diagnosis, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and radiation may also be prescribed. The 10 -year survival rate in patients diagnosed with tymic cancer is approximately 28%.

Thymic carcinoma often unnoticed until the tumor starts to print on the patient's trachea. It can also produce hormones that often cause symptoms. They may include persistent cough, asthma, swelling of the face, diarrhea, red and warm skin and chest pain. Some patients may not have any symptoms of cancer at all. In this case, the tumor could be a random finding on a routine rentnu the chest.

Thymic cancer are unusual and represent only about 1.5% of all cases of cancer. Patients are most likely to be diagnosed with tymic carcinoma are men between the ages of 40 and 60. The cause of this type of cancer is unknown.