Carcinoid tumor of the thymus.
Primary carcinoid tumor of the thymus is a rare, slow-growing neoplasm occurring most commonly in middle-aged men. The usual clinical manifestations are those of a mediastinal mass, although in asymptomatic patients, the diagnosis may be suggested by a routine chest roentgenogram. Excision is the most common treatment. Because the disease may recur up to ten years after surgery, follow-up is important. The case reported here is of a 49-year-old man who was hospitalized for evaluation of a mediastinal mass first detected six years previously. When laboratory and other tests proved nondiagnostic, thoracotomy was done and pathologic examination of the excised mass revealed carcinoid tumor of the thymus.
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology