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Metaplastic thymoma: a distinctive thymic neoplasm characterized by YAP1-MAML2 gene fusions.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Apr 2020
Vivero Marina, Davineni Phani, Nardi Valentina, Chan John K C, Sholl Lynette M
Abstract excerpt
Metaplastic thymomas are rare biphasic thymic tumors that are characteristically well-circumscribed, confined to the thymus, and follow a benign to indolent clinical course. Their relationship to other thymic neoplasms remains unclear, and their molecular characteristics have not been defined. We report for the first time recurrent translocation events in metaplastic thymomas involving the Yes Associated Protein...
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