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Thymic Adenocarcinoma with Positivity for Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 and a BRAF V600E Mutation.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Feb 2022
Yorozuya Takafumi, Otsuka Mitsuo, Ichihara Shin, Fujimori Kento, Kitamura Chikako, Takahashi Tomoyuki, Mori Masaki, Cho Yasushi, Chiba Hirofumi
Abstract excerpt
Thymic adenocarcinomas are rare. We herein report for the first time a case of thymic adenocarcinoma with positivity for thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) and a BRAF V600E mutation. A 50-year-old woman had persistent suffocation and chest pain. Computed tomography revealed a 42×28-mm tumor in the anterior mediastinum. The patient underwent tumor resection using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery....
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