Thymic carcinoid tumours.
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.
Parra
Isabel
I
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Monte San Isidro, León, Spain. isabelparra@hotmail.com
Remacha
Antonia
A
Costilla
Serafín
S
Calderón
José Antonio Santos
JA
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed