Colorectal Cancer Metastasis to the Thymus Gland: Rare Presentation of Colorectal Cancer as Anterior Mediastinal Mass
Despite improved screening modalities, 15–25% of newly diagnosed colorectal cancers are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. The vast majority of these cases present as hepatic metastasis; however, 22% present with concomitant extrahepatic disease. The thymus gland is an uncommon site of metastasis...
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Main Authors: | H. Charles Peters, Xiuli Liu, Atif Iqbal, Lisa A. Cunningham, Sanda A. Tan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6581965 |
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