J Korean Radiol Soc.  1990 Feb;26(1):98-101. 10.3348/jkrs.1990.26.1.98.

Thymic carcinoid: a case report

• Shin HJ
• Jeong ST
• Park CM
• Chung KB
• Suh WH
• Chae YS

• KMID: 2358979
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1990.26.1.98

Abstract

Thymic carcinoid is a rare mediastinal tumor, which was described initially by Rosai & Higa in 1976. About 80cases of thymic carcinoid have been reported throughout the world until 1980, but in our knowledge, only one caseof thymic carcinoid was reported patholgogically in Korea. This tumor is thought to be one class of carcinoidswhich derived from foregut origin. We report CT findings of a thymic carcinoid which was confirmed in KoreaUniversity Hospital.

MeSH Terms

Carcinoid Tumor*
Korea