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Thymus Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Morphology
Epithelial Neoplasm
Thymus Epithelial Neoplasm
Thymus Carcinoma

Subtype

Thymus Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00001578Explore in graph →

20 active trials1 evidence items

NCIt: C7569
OncoTree: THYC
DOID: 3284
UMLS CUI: C0205969

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence1
Drugs1
Trials58
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness3 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (no data yet)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (no data yet)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A diverse group of carcinomas of the thymus gland, previously known as thymoma type C. It includes morphologic variants derived from purely epithelial cells, as well as from cells with neuroendocrine differentiation.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

CarcinomaCancer Family
Malignant Thymus NeoplasmSubtype
Thymus Epithelial NeoplasmCancer Family

oncotree

Thymus Epithelial NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (12)

ncit

Mediastinal/Thymus NUT Carcinoma
Thymus Adenocarcinoma4 sub
Thymus Adenosquamous Carcinoma
Thymus Carcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified
Thymus Carcinoma with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma-Like Features
Thymus Clear Cell Carcinoma

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

ThoracicC3406

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00001578
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 4
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active): 58 / 20

Thymus Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma

Thymus Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Thymus Neuroendocrine Carcinoma2 sub

Thymus Sarcomatoid Carcinoma

Thymus Squamous Cell Carcinoma1 sub

Thymus Undifferentiated Carcinoma

19 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

Publications (all / 5y)

2,028 / 732

Evidence items

1

Genes / variants

1 / 1

Drugs (any / approved)

1 / 0

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 2 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (4)

Thymic Carcinomasynonym · NCIt
Thymic Carcinoma (Excluding Well Differentiated Thymic Carcinoma)synonym · NCIt
Thymoma Type Csynonym · NCIt
type C thymomasynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials20countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #436 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials10countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #444 of 1,284 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items1countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #392 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months159countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #266 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 2 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants