title: A thymic carcinoid mimicking acute aortic dissection.
abstract: Thymic carcinoids are extremely rare. We present an 80 year old hypertensive patient who presented as an emergency with sudden onset of severe chest and upper back pain raising the suspicion of acute aortic dissection or acute coronary syndrome. Further investigations revealed a carcinoid tumour of thymic origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery and Histopathology, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK. hunaidvohra@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vohra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alzetani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rosin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*