Carcinoid tumor of the thymus: A unique neoplasm of the mediastinum

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-83

  Caceres, William ^a   Baldizon, Cesar ^a   Sanchez, Juan ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Carcinoid tumor; Mediastinum; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

CARCINOID TUMOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031914341     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-199802000-00019     Document Type: Article

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