Coexisting thymic carcinoid tumor and thymoma

T Mizuno; A Masaoka; T Hashimoto; K Shibata; Y Yamakawa; K Torii; I Fukai; K Ito

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(90)90208-n

Coexisting thymic carcinoid tumor and thymoma

Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 Oct;50(4):650-2. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90208-n.

Authors

T Mizuno¹, A Masaoka, T Hashimoto, K Shibata, Y Yamakawa, K Torii, I Fukai, K Ito

Affiliation

¹ Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 2222057
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90208-n

Abstract

Thymic carcinoid tumors are unusual neoplasms that are different from thymomas. We report a case of coexisting thymic carcinoid tumor and thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis. The clinicopathological findings are discussed with a review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoid Tumor / ultrastructure*
Humans
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Myasthenia Gravis / etiology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / ultrastructure*
Thymoma / complications
Thymoma / ultrastructure*
Thymus Gland / ultrastructure*
Thymus Neoplasms / complications
Thymus Neoplasms / ultrastructure*