A Rare Case of Thymic Cancer and Its Management
Niragh Sikdar *
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Brahma Kumar Bhattacharyya
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Megha Mahida
Dr. Kiran C Patel Medical College and Research Institute, Bharuch, Gujarat, India.
Sanskruti Shailesh Rathod
Dr. PDMMC, Amravati, Maharashtra, India.
Krithi Pichiah John
Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Karnataka, India.
Anushka Baidya
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The rare form of thymic cancer demonstrates high aggressiveness in its behavior. A 55-year-old male patient with stage III thymic carcinoma received extensive surgical treatment followed by cisplatin-etoposide chemotherapy. The patient received optimal treatment from three medical disciplines composed of surgical teams alongside radiation specialists and medical oncologists. Follow-up monitoring should continue indefinitely because thymic carcinoma exhibits aggressive characteristics. The treatment of advanced thymic carcinoma requires multiple treatment modalities which demonstrates their importance in this case.
Keywords: Thymic carcinoma, multimodal treatment, surgical resection, adjuvant chemotherapy, radiation therapy, multidisciplinary approach