Preferred Label : thymoma;
Definition : A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated.
Although it is occasionally invasive, metastases are extremely rare. It consists of
any type of thymic epithelial cell as well as lymphocytes that are usually abundant
and probably not neoplastic. Malignant lymphomas that involve the thymus, e.g., lymphosarcoma,
Hodgkin's disease (previously termed granulomatous thymoma), should not be regarded
as thymoma. (Stedman, 25th ed) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0040100;
Origin ID : RID4278;
UMLS CUI : C0040100;
Associated condition of
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- False automatic mappings
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated.
Although it is occasionally invasive, metastases are extremely rare. It consists of
any type of thymic epithelial cell as well as lymphocytes that are usually abundant
and probably not neoplastic. Malignant lymphomas that involve the thymus, e.g., lymphosarcoma,
Hodgkin's disease (previously termed granulomatous thymoma), should not be regarded
as thymoma. (Stedman, 25th ed) [MeSH]
