Thymic lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. It happens when white blood cells called lymphocytes become cancerous. These types of blood cells come from the thymus gland, which sits behind your ...

Thymomas are typically slow-growing tumors that affect your thymus gland. If one spreads to nearby organs like the lungs and heart, it can make treatment more challenging, but early detection can ...

Last year, medical student James Shen contracted COVID-19 while working in the emergency room during a rotation. He developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. As part of his care, he underwent a chest ...

Thymoma originates in the thymus and can cause symptoms like chest pain and breathing difficulties, often linked to autoimmune conditions. Diagnosis involves imaging and biopsy, with treatment ...

Thymoma staging can help doctors determine your best treatment options. It may also provide insight into your outlook. Thymomas are cancerous tumors that grow in your thymus — a gland in your chest ...

Thymic epithelial tumors are a rare group of malignancies originating in the thymus gland, that includes thymoma and thymic carcinoma. Among these, thymic carcinoma is the more aggressive subtype, ...

Scientists have mapped the thymus, a gland in the chest that makes disease-fighting white blood cells, across the human life span. This “cell atlas” could help researchers understand how thymus cells ...

Annemarie Shepherd, MD, medical director of Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy, has a special interest in thymic cancers, a type of thoracic cancer. Thoracic cancers develops in the chest, or ...

A small gland in the throat known as the thymus may aid with fighting cancer and other causes of death, the Harvard Gazette reported Aug. 2. Researchers from Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital ...