TYPICAL PAPILLARY STANDARD CARCINOMA: CASE REPORT IN HIV SOROPOSITIVE PATIENT

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare tumors of superficial cells of the organ, and the tumor cells in thymus carcinoma develop more quickly and can spread to other parts of the body more easily compared to other mediastinal neoplasms, in which thymomas, carcinomas and thymic carcinoids are the most common and most aggressive. It is now known that people infected with HIV are more susceptible to developing cancer. This case report shows the characteristics of the presentation of a thymic carcinoma in a seropositive patient, reporting the rare incidence of papillary thymus neoplasia, highlighting the importance of the difficulties when evaluating patients with rare diseases.

Keywords: papillary pattern carcinoma, thymic cancer and metastatic thymic carcinoma.