Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the thymus:A case report

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  • Fukui Mariko
    Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science
  • Tsuchida Masanori
    Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science
  • Hashimoto Takehisa
    Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science
  • Shinohara Hirohiko
    Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science
  • Sato Hiroki
    Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science
  • Hayashi Jun-ichi
    Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science

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  • 胸腺非定型的カルチノイドの１切除例

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Thymic carcinoid is a rare tumor. A case of atypical carcinoid of the thymic is presented. A 77-year-old man, who was found to have an abnormal mediastinal shadow on a chest radiograph, was admitted. A computed tomography scan revealed a 16-cm mass shadow, which was hypervascular, in the anterior mediastinum. Tumor resection was performed through a median sternotomy. The phrenic nerve was resected due to tumor invasion. The histopathological diagnosis was an atypical carcinoma of the thymus. After the operation, the patient received radiation therapy (60 Gy) to the mediastinum. He has been well without any sign of recurrence for 2 and half years after surgery and irradiation treatment.

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