Primary neuroendocrine tumours of the thymus: a clinicopathologic and prognostic study in 19 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 814-818

  Cardillo, Giuseppe ^a   Treggiari, Stefano ^a   Paul, Marinus A ^b   Carleo, Francesco ^a   De Massimi, Alessia Raffaella ^a   Remotti, Daniele ^a   Graziano, Paolo ^a   Martelli, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinoid; Surgery; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL TIME; THYMOMA; THYMUS SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOID TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949486031     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.026     Document Type: Article

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