title: Metastatic thymic carcinoid: does surgeon have a primary role?
abstract: Thymic carcinoids are rare mediastinal tumours. These are aggressive tumours that often present late and have poor prognosis. Primary surgical treatment is recommended even in metastatic tumours since the role of adjuvant therapy is not well established. We present a case of metastatic thymic carcinoid managed with surgical excision.
authors.forename: Ravindra Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dewan
authors.forename: Vinitha Viswambharan
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Rajat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Shaleen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Kumud
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome