Atypical Thymic Carcinoid in a Patient with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Published: December 2019

Atypical thymic carcinoid is an extremely rare tumor with a poor prognosis. In addition to its known association with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, its hallmark characteristics include local invasion and early distant metastasis. In this report, we share our experience treating atypical thymic carcinoid in a patient with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6901190PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.6.420DOI Listing

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