| 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 |
ICDO:8586/3 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:128717008 |
| Subsets |
DO_cancer_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
malignant Thymoma [EXACT] Thymoma, malignant [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a thymus cancer is_a carcinoma |