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Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma – a rare and aggressive tumor: a case report

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Title
Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma – a rare and aggressive tumor: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13256-017-1331-2
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Efared Boubacar, Gabrielle Atsame-Ebang, Sani Rabiou, Ammor Fatimazahra, Asmae Mazti, Ibrahim S. Sidibé, Layla Tahiri, Nawal Hammas, Ouadnouni Yassine, Smahi Mohamed, Chbani Laila, El Fatemi Hinde

Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumors are a large group of tumors with a wide spectrum of behavior, affecting mainly the digestive system and the lung. The thymus is very rarely affected. A 28-year-old Arab woman presented with chronic chest pain and dyspnea. A computed tomography scan showed a huge anterior mediastinal mass invading neighboring structures. A mediastinotomy was performed with biopsies of the mass. Pathological findings were consistent with a thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. The occurrence of a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in the thymus, especially in young people, is extremely rare. In this current report, we discuss the clinicopathological issues of this rare tumor according to recent literature data.

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Unknown 13 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 3 23%
Librarian 1 8%
Student > Bachelor 1 8%
Professor 1 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 1 8%
Other 3 23%
Unknown 3 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 62%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 8%
Computer Science 1 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 8%
Unknown 2 15%
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