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Pathological findings of the resected specimen.. Notes: The image shows the focal proliferation of cuboidal atypical cells with round nuclei and prominent nucleoli surrounded by fibrous tissue. Keratinization, plasmodesmata, and glandular construction are absent (A). Tumor invasion of the sternum (B). Immunohistochemical staining for KIT protein was positive in nesting tumor cells (C). *Bone trabeculae.
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Histopathologic examination of a computed tomography-guided biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus (Figure 1).
Osseous metastases presenting as foot joint pain.. Notes: Magnetic resonance imaging performed after the patient developed joint pain shows bone lesions (low-signal areas are indicated by arrows) in the right tibia (A) and talus (B). Bone scintigraphy shows no obvious lesion 8 years after palliative radiotherapy (C).
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Magnetic resonance imaging showed round lesions in the distal part of the right tibia and the talus (Figure 2A and B). Bone scintigraphy performed 8 years after radiation therapy showed that the bone lesions had diminished in size (Figure 2C), and that there was no remnant of the tumor.