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Carcinoid tumors of the thymus.
Carcinoid tumors arising in the thymus are rare. Since Rosai and Higa in 1972 distinguished these neoplasms from thymomas, fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the world literature. In a 38-year review (1950 to 1988) of surgically treated thymic tumors at Henry Ford Hospital, only 7 cases of thymic carcinoids were identified. These 6 men and 1 woman ranged in age from 27 to 70 years (mean...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197602)37:2<958::aid-cncr2820370253>3.0.co;2-9