title: An incidental finding of thymic carcinoid during urgent CABG operation.
abstract: We present a case report of a 60-year-old Malay man who was undergoing an urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation when a well encapsulated thymoma-like tumor was found incidentally. Total thymectomy was performed together with the CABG. Histopathological report of the tumor, however, confirmed a rare thymic carcinoid. The clinical features, management, and outcome of surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, University Hospital UKM, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. mfeh66@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fikri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Loo Geng
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Loon
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*