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Thymoma
A thymus cancer that arises from epithelial cells in the thymus. The tumor cells in a thymoma look similar to the normal cells of the thymus, grow slowly, and rarely spread beyond the thymus.
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Overview
A thymus cancer that arises from epithelial cells in the thymus. The tumor cells in a thymoma look similar to the normal cells of the thymus, grow slowly, and rarely spread beyond the thymus.
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