title: Thymic carcinoid tumours.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Monte San Isidro, León, Spain. isabelparra@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Remacha
authors.forename: Serafín
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Costilla
authors.forename: José Antonio Santos
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Calderón
mesh_terms: 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