Collection TCGA-THYM
Details
Subject Count: 124
Primary Site: Thymus
Image Modalities: SEG, SM
Cancer Type(s): Thymoma
Species: Human
DOIs
TCGA-THYM original data:
Analysis Results:
- TCGA-SBU-TIL-Maps
10.5281/zenodo.16966285
Description
This cancer develops in the outer surface of the thymus, a gland behind the breastbone that produces T-cells, a type of white blood cells. Thymoma is rare, but it is the most common tumor in adults affecting the mediastinum, which is the cavity between the lungs containing the heart, esophagus, and trachea. A tumor of the thymus tends to grow slowly and rarely spreads to other parts of the body. However, of the estimated 400 Americans who develop this cancer each year, half are diagnosed with metastatic thymoma. When the cancer metastasizes, only 45% of patients survive five years after their diagnosis.
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