Article
Simultaneous double thymic carcinoids: a rare initial manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery - 1 Jan 2011
Kikuchi Ryutaro, Mino Nobuya, Okamoto Taku, Matsukura Tadashi, Hirai Takashi
Abstract excerpt
A 53-year-old man was referred to our hospital for treatment of two anterior mediastinal tumors. The anterior mediastinal tumors were resected by thymectomy under the probable diagnosis of double thymomas. The final pathological diagnosis was multiple thymic carcinoids. Although 20%-25% of patients with thymic carcinoid have a family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1), radiographic screening...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
