Carcinoid tumors of the thymus.
Twenty-five cases of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the thymus associated with Cushing's syndrome have been reported since 1972.(1) We report two new cases of thymic carcinoid, one of which presented with Cushing's disease. These patients were successfully treated and were asymptomatic at the time of first follow-up.
Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020, India.
Suresh B
SB
Kale
Devendra S
DS
Saksena
Shrikant D
SD
Kole
Yeshwant C
YC
Agnihotri
D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy