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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2016

Invasive atypical thymic carcinoid: three case reports and literature review.

Shan Zhu, Zhong-Tang Wang, Wen-Zhi Liu, Shi-Xiang Zong, Bao-Sheng Li

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Atypical Carcinoid of the Thymus: Early Diagnosis in a Case Report.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  6. Atypical Thymic Carcinoid in a Patient with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shan ZhuSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Radiotherapy, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan.
Zhong-Tang WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan.
Wen-Zhi LiuDepartment of Radiotherapy, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan; Department of Clinical Oncology, Taian Central Hospital, Taian.
Shi-Xiang ZongJinan Hospital, Jinan, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
Bao-Sheng LiDepartment of Radiotherapy, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan.
Shandong Tumor Hospital · CNJinan City People's Hospital · CNShandong First Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atypical thymic carcinoid is an extremely rare thymic neuroendocrine tumor derived from the neuroendocrine system. The aims of this paper were to investigate the clinical features of atypical thymic carcinoid and collate information and experience to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. We describe three cases of atypical carcinoid of the thymus; clinical features, pathological data, treatment modalities, and short-term patient outcomes were summarized and analyzed. The initial clinical symptoms and signs of all three patients were nonspecific and an anterior mediastinal mass was found in each patient on chest computed tomography scan. All three patients underwent surgical resection (total thymectomy and complete excision of the tumor), followed by postoperative radiotherapy, with or without chemotherapy. The diagnoses of three patients were confirmed by pathological and immunohistochemical evaluation. We also present a review of the literature to collate as much information as possible and provide a reference for proper diagnosis and treatment of atypical thyroid carcinoid.

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atypical carcinoidatypical thymic carcinoidcarcinoidneuroendocrine tumorthymic tumors

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PMID27785065
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