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ArticleJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2018

A case of madness resulting in a fortunate outcome; case report of a psychotic break as a result of cortisol secreting thymic neuroendocrine thymic tumor.

Jibran Durrani, Faizan Malik, Naveed Ali, Syed Imran Mustafa Jafri, Mohsin Hamid

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Article in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jibran DurraniDepartment of Hospitalists, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Hospital affiliate, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Faizan MalikDepartment of Hospitalists, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Hospital affiliate, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Naveed AliDepartment of Hospitalists, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Hospital affiliate, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Syed Imran Mustafa JafriDepartment of Hospitalists, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Hospital affiliate, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Mohsin HamidDepartment of Hospitalists, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Hospital affiliate, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Temple University Hospital · USJeanes Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Representing a mere 2-5% of the total thymic malignancies and 0.4% of total carcinoid tumors, primary thymic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are the zebras of the thymic neoplasms. They were initially characterized as 'epithelial thymomas'; later, the term carcinoid tumors was coined by Rosai and Higa. These tumors are highly unpredictable in their presentation and prognosis. Coupled with variable clinical presentation, rare pathologic diagnosis and absence of diagnostic and prognostic parameters, it is a challenge for both patients and clinicians. Treatment entails local definitive therapy, symptom control and systemic chemoradiation given either pre or post operatively based on staging and resectability. We hereby report a peculiar case of psychosis that likely resulted from one such rare tumor.

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cortisolNeuroendocrine tumorspsychosisThymus

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PMID29441166
PMCPMC5804781
OpenAlexW2797737727

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