Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the thymus

被引：10

作者：

Mega S. ^{[1
]}

Oguri M. ^{[2
]}

Kawasaki R. ^{[1
]}

Hazama K. ^{[1
]}

Iwai K. ^{[1
]}

Kondo S. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Division of Surgery, Oji General Hospital, Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-8506

[2] Division of Respiratory Medicine, Oji General Hospital, Hokkaido

[3] Surgical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo

来源：

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2008年 / 56卷 / 11期

关键词：

Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Thymic carcinoma; Thymus;

D O I：

10.1007/s11748-008-0299-7

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摘要：

Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the thymus is a rare cancer that is more aggressive and leads to a poorer prognosis than other thymic epithelial tumors. A 67-year-old woman presented with an anterior mediastinal mass in the thymus. Histological examination after thymectomy revealed large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the thymus. Although the patient received postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a distant relapse was detected 6 months after the surgery. We reviewed nine cases of this rare cancer that have been reported in Japan. There is no evidence of to support postoperative therapy for large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the thymus. However, it is essential to accumulate and study these cases to understand this disease and prolong patient survival. © 2008 The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery.

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页码：566 / 569

页数：3

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