Giant Resectable Mediastinal Carcinoid Tumour — Thymic Origin or Not?

Abstract

Carcinoid tumours of the mediastinum are rare . We report a case of a giant mediastinal tumour in a 76-year-old man who had long-standing respiratory symptoms. The pathologic diagnosis was typical carcinoid tumour. Because of the enormous size of the tumour it was difficult to determine the site of origin. The patient has no sign of recurrence or metastasis 6 months after the operation.

Key Words:

• Mediastinum
• carcinoid tumour
• thymus.

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E. Cakir

Dr. E. Cakir Ankara Ataturk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital Department of Pathology Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey Tel.: [phone]/1340 Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]