Atypical Thymic Carcinoid in a Patient with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Atypical thymic carcinoid is an extremely rare tumor with a poor prognosis. In addition to its known association with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, its hallmark characteristics include local invasion and early distant metastasis. In this report, we share our experience treating atypical thymi...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jiyun, Hyun, Kwanyong, Moon, Mi Hyoung, Moon, Seok Whan, Park, Jae Kil, Choi, Si Young, Sa, Young Jo, Kim, Kyung Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31832379
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.6.420
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Sumario:Atypical thymic carcinoid is an extremely rare tumor with a poor prognosis. In addition to its known association with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, its hallmark characteristics include local invasion and early distant metastasis. In this report, we share our experience treating atypical thymic carcinoid in a patient with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

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