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  • Title: [Recurrent thymic carcinoid tumor--report of a case].
    Author: Nawata S, Kaneda Y, Hirayama T, Esato K.
    Journal: Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi; 1991 Jun; 39(6):962-6. PubMed ID: 1894977.
    Abstract:
    A previously operated 62-year-old male with recurrent thymic carcinoid tumor was reported. This patient underwent resection of the thymic carcinoid tumor through left thoracotomy 7 years ago. Although the postoperative clinical course was uneventful, an anterior mediastinal tumor on the patient's chest was discovered after an X-ray examination due to a traffic accident in July, 1989. With the diagnosis of recurrent thymic carcinoid tumor, he underwent an excision of the anterior mediastinal tumor and residual thymus. He also underwent partial resection of the pericardium, mediastinal pleura, and left upper lobe of the lung. 42 cases with thymic carcinoid tumor that have been reported in the Japanese literature were reviewed. A perusal in the relevant literature suggested that total thymectomy was advisable because partial thymectomy was associated with a high risk of local recurrence and metastases.
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