Primary Malignant Tumours of the Thymic Neuroendocrine type are rare cancers that arise from neuroendocrine cells within the thymus. The thymus is a small organ located in the upper chest behind the breastbone, and it plays an important role in immune system development during childhood.
These tumours are different from thymoma and thymic carcinoma. While thymoma and thymic carcinoma originate from thymic epithelial cells, thymic neuroendocrine tumours arise from hormone-producing neuroendocrine cells present within the thymus.
They are part of the broader group of neuroendocrine tumours and can range from well-differentiated tumours to highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas.
Many sufferers of Primary Malignant Tumours of the Thymic Neuroendocrine struggle because they feel that their disease doesn’t have the same level of awareness as more common cancers. Without a Ribbon is an Australian non-profit organisation that believes that rare cancers should never go unnoticed. We aim to provide a detailed set of resources and information for anyone suffering from cancers such as Primary Malignant Tumours of the Thymic Neuroendocrine. We have recently created an Primary Malignant Tumours of the Thymic Neuroendocrine resource page to help sufferers understand their disease. It covers the symptoms, available treatments and other important information.
We hope that this resource page will help you or a friend/family member to learn about their illness and aid them through their battle with the disease.
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