Thymic carcinoid account for cca 0.4 % of all carcinoid tumors in the body [1]. As compared to other neuroendocrinne tumors, high rates of reccurences after surgery, more aggressive behaviour and relatively high rates of paraneoplastic syndromes are characteristic for thymic carcinoid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Brain metastases are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality of patients with oncological disease. In non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), the risk of CNS secondary development is 30-50%. An unusual diagnostic and therapeutic problem is the finding of suspicious pituitary lesions.
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