Thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma and thymoma are both associated with increased risk of extrathymic malignancy: A 20-year review of a single institution

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-225

  Yen, Yi Ting ^a   Lai, Wu Wei ^a   Wu, Ming Ho ^b   Lin, Mu Yen ^a   Chang, Jia Ming ^c   Hsu, I Lin ^d   Tseng, Yau Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMIC CARCINOMA; THYMOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, NEUROENDOCRINE; COHORT STUDIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650466959     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.025     Document Type: Article

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