Carcinoid tumour of the thymus gland: report of a case.
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- 1 August 1975
- Vol. 30 (4), 470-475
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.30.4.470
Abstract
CARCINOID OF THE THYMUS IS A RARE PROBLEM A case is reported to add to only 16 previously reported. None of these 17 patients had the carcinoid syndrome. Complete surgical excision, if possible, is the treatment of choice.Keywords
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