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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
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ICDO:8586/3

MESH:D013945

NCI:C7569

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:128717008

UMLS_CUI:C0205969

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DO_cancer_slim

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Synonyms

malignant Thymoma [EXACT]

Thymoma, malignant [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a thymus cancer

is_a carcinoma

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