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Primary thymic mucoepidermoid carcinoma (TMEC) is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a TMEC in elderly man, with atypical morphological features that could lead potential diagnostic pitfall. Herein, we suggest a practical approach that may help guide pathologists in their differential diagnosis to distinguish TMEC from other thymic mimics. 

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Angelina Pernazza - Sapienza University of Rome

Gian Marco Andreoli - Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy.

Luigi Vittori - Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy.

Carolina Carillo - Department of general and Specialist Surgery “P. Stefanini” Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy.

Daniele Diso - Department of general and Specialist Surgery “P. Stefanini” Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy.

Paolo Graziano - Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00161, Italy.

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Pernazza, A., Andreoli , G. M. ., Vittori , L. ., Carillo , C., Diso , D. ., & Graziano, P. (2025). Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus: a case report with emphasis on the differential diagnosis . Pathologica - Journal of the Italian Society of Anatomic Pathology and Diagnostic Cytopathology, 117(5). https://doi.org/10.32074/1591-951X-1271
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