title: Cavernous sinus syndrome caused by a metastasis of a thymic carcinoid tumor.
abstract: Thymic carcinoid tumors belong to the group of mediastinal tumors, but are quite rare and usually carry a very poor prognosis. This report illustrates a case in which a thymic carcinoid tumor that had led to cavernous sinus syndrome was treated successfully. This is the first case report of a thymic carcinoid to metastasize to the cavernous sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onen
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karapolat
authors.forename: Ahu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hayretdag
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Acikel