Carcinoid tumor of the thymus: A clinicopathologic report of two cases with a review of the literature

International Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 270-274

  Luh, Shi Ping ^a   Kuo, Chih ^b   Liu, Wen Shan ^b   Wu, Tzu Chin ^b   Koo, Chiew Loon ^b   Chen, Jia Yuh ^b  

^a Taipei Tzu Chi Medical University Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Thymic carcinoid; Thymothymectomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOID TUMOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747099332     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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