| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:3284 |
| Name | thymic carcinoma |
| Definition | A thymus cancer that derives_from epithelial cells. The tumor cells in a thymic carcinoma look very different from the normal cells of the thymus, grow more quickly, and have usually spread to other parts of the body when the cancer is found. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/thymoma/patient/page1 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2020_03_01:128717008 UMLS_CUI:C0205969 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
malignant Thymoma [EXACT] Thymic carcinoma [EXACT] Thymoma, malignant [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a thymus cancer is_a carcinoma |