Abstract |
One variant of thymic carcinoid has prominent mucinous stroma first reported in 1995. We describe such a case characterized by abundant stromal mucin resulting in a histologic picture resembling of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma. This variant seems to behave in an aggressive fashion and should be under the differential diagnoses of mediastinal neoplasm with prominent mucin production.
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Authors | Zhenqiang Gao, Leonard Kahn, Tawfiqul Bhuiya |
Journal | Annals of diagnostic pathology
(Ann Diagn Pathol)
Vol. 10
Issue 2
Pg. 114-6
(Apr 2006)
ISSN: 1092-9134 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16546049
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
(diagnosis, pathology)
- Adult
- Carcinoid Tumor
(diagnosis, pathology)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
(diagnosis, pathology)
- Middle Aged
- Mucins
(metabolism)
- Thymus Neoplasms
(diagnosis, pathology)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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