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Thymic carcinoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008680

A rare type of thymus gland cancer. It usually spreads, has a high risk of recurrence, and has a poor survival rate. Thymic carcinoma is divided into subtypes, depending on the types of cells in which the cancer began. Also called type C thymoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008680
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymstype C thymoma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008680",
  "term": "Thymic carcinoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare type of thymus gland cancer. It usually spreads, has a high risk of recurrence, and has a poor survival rate. Thymic carcinoma is divided into subtypes, depending on the types of cells in which the cancer began. Also called type C thymoma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "type C thymoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/thymic-carcinoma/"
}

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