Thymic carcinoma
Encyclopedia
Thymic carcinoma is 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.
Thymic carcinoma entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. It usually spreads, has a high risk of recurrence
Recurrence
Recurrence and recurrent may refer to:*Recurrence relation, an equation which defines a sequence recursively*Poincaré recurrence theorem, Henri Poincaré's theorem on dynamical systems...
, and has a poor survival rate
Survival rate
In biostatistics, survival rate is a part of survival analysis, indicating the percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive for a given period of time after diagnosis...
. Thymic carcinoma is divided into subtypes, depending on the types of cells in which the cancer began. Also called type C thymoma.
External links
Thymic carcinoma entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms