Thymic Carcinoid Tumour
Carcinoid tumours of the thymus are rare. The case of a 57-year-old asymptomatic man with a carcinoid tumour of the thymus, who showed a widened mediastinum by chest x-ray, is presented. Fine needle aspiration suggested the diagnosis, which was confirmed by biopsy.
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| author | Isabel Parra Antonia Remacha Serafín Costilla José Antonio Santos Calderon |
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| description | Carcinoid tumours of the thymus are rare. The case of a 57-year-old asymptomatic man with a carcinoid tumour of the thymus, who showed a widened mediastinum by chest x-ray, is presented. Fine needle aspiration suggested the diagnosis, which was confirmed by biopsy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f294efacdad04049bbeb2ea0f1ceb58f2025-08-20T03:25:47ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412002-01-019321521610.1155/2002/681807Thymic Carcinoid TumourIsabel Parra0Antonia Remacha1Serafín Costilla2José Antonio Santos Calderon3Departments of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Monte San Isidro, León, SpainDepartments of Microbiology, Hospital Monte San Isidro, León, SpainDepartment of Radiology, Hospital of León, León, SpainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Monte San Isidro, León, SpainCarcinoid tumours of the thymus are rare. The case of a 57-year-old asymptomatic man with a carcinoid tumour of the thymus, who showed a widened mediastinum by chest x-ray, is presented. Fine needle aspiration suggested the diagnosis, which was confirmed by biopsy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/681807 |
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| title | Thymic Carcinoid Tumour |
| title_full | Thymic Carcinoid Tumour |
| title_fullStr | Thymic Carcinoid Tumour |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thymic Carcinoid Tumour |
| title_short | Thymic Carcinoid Tumour |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/681807 |
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