{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,12]],"date-time":"2025-08-12T22:05:46Z","timestamp":1755036346121},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Indian Orthopaedic Research Group","issue":"4","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["JOCR"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2023]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: While metastases of malignant thymomas have been shown, type A thymomas are often treated as benign. Type A thymomas often have excellent response to treatment, low recurrence rate, and a small malignant potential. To date, there have been no reports of type A thymomas with spinal metastases.  Case Report: A 66-year-old female with a type A thymoma metastatic to the T7 and T8 vertebral bodies and brain, with associated pathologic burst fracture, collapse of T7, and significant focal kyphosis . The patient underwent successful T7\u2013T8 posterior corpectomy and T4\u2013T11 posterior spinal fusion. At 2 years of follow-up, she was ambulating without assistive devices and completed spinal radiation and initial chemotherapy.  Conclusion: Metastatic type A thymoma is a rare phenomenon. While traditionally thought to have low recurrence rates and overall excellent survival rates, our case suggests that the biologic malignant potential of a type A thymoma may not be fully understood.  Keywords: Thymoma, spine, metastatic, cranial, type A.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.13107\/jocr.2023.v13.i04.3620","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,3]],"date-time":"2023-05-03T10:14:57Z","timestamp":1683108897000},"page":"66-70","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Type A Thymoma with Spinal and Cranial Metastases: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.13107","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Antonio","family":"Cusano","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ian J","family":"Wellington","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Faripour A","family":"Forouhar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Scott S","family":"Mallozzi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"5271","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023]]},"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,3]],"date-time":"2023-05-03T10:15:00Z","timestamp":1683108900000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jocr.co.in\/wp\/2023\/04\/10\/type-a-thymoma-with-spinal-and-cranial-metastases-a-case-report\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2023]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/jocr.2023.v13.i04.3620","relation":{},"ISSN":["2250-0685","2321-3817"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2250-0685","type":"print"},{"value":"2321-3817","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023]]}}}