title: Coexisting thymic carcinoid tumor and thymoma.
abstract: Thymic carcinoid tumors are unusual neoplasms that are different from thymomas. We report a case of coexisting thymic carcinoid tumor and thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis. The clinicopathological findings are discussed with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masaoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000209:etiology; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000648:ultrastructure*