A Case of Thymic Carcinoid Tumor.
- Author:
Seong Min KIM
;
Jeong Mee KIM
;
Yeon Soo KIM
;
Byeong Cheol KIM
;
Jang Won SOHN
;
Suck Chul YANG
;
Ho Joo YOON
;
Dong Ho SHIN
;
Sung Soo PARK
;
Jung Hee LEE
;
Wan Seop KIM
;
Moon Hyang PARK
;
Yo Won CHOI
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Anterior; Mediastinal mass; Thymic carcinoid tumor
- MeSH: Aged; Carcinoid Tumor*; Female; Humans; Thymoma; Thymus Gland
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1997;44(2):425-429
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Until 1972, many carcinoid tumors of the thymus were not recognized as distinct lesions and were mistakenly labeled as variants of thymomas. Thymic carcinoid tumors are unusual neoplasms that show different morphological, functional, and behavioral characteristics than those of thymomas. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman with thymic carcinoid tumor. The cinicopathological findings are discussed with a review of the literature.