Letter to the Editor

Thymic Carcinoma Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

Authors: Abid Yaqub, MD, Nancy J. Munn, MD, FCCP, Rebecca S. Wolfer, MD, FACS, FCCP

Abstract

Thymic carcinoma is a rare malignancy of the thymus gland accounting for less than 0.06% of thymic neoplasms. As opposed to the more common and relatively benign thymoma, it is characterized by an aggressive course and a poor prognosis. 1 We describe a case of lymphoepithelioma-like thymic carcinoma that presented in association with cardiac tamponade, which, to our knowledge, has not been reported in the literature before.

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