Benign Thymoma

Definition 1

A thymoma that is completely surrounded by a capsule, without evidence of capsular invasion, infiltration of the surrounding tissues, and metastases. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 2

A benign neoplasm of the thymus, originating from epithelial thymus cells. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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