Thymic Neuroendocrine Carcinomas With Combined Features Ranging From Well-Differentiated (Carcinoid) to Small Cell Carcinoma
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Thymic neuroendocrine carcinomas with combined features ranging from well-differentiated (carcinoid) to small cell carcinoma. A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 11 cases.
We reviewed 11 cases of primary thymic neuroendocrine carcinomas with combined features ranging from well-differentiated to poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma. For 3 asymptomatic patients, tumors were discovered during routine examination. Presentation in the other patients was as follows: Cushing syndrome, 2 patients; chest pain, 3 patients; superior vena cava syndrome, 1 patient; ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1943-7722,0002-9173
DOI: 10.1309/q01u-60bl-vev4-twr1