Zhang Z, Ren H, Yu H, Li Z, Liu H, Lu Z
PUMC Hospital, CAMS, Beijing.
Chin Med Sci J. 1993 Mar;8(1):48-51.
The thymic carcinoid tumor is a rare neoplasm which is often clinically misdiagnosed as thymoma. But the two differ in origin, biological behavior, accompanying syndromes, pathological features, and prognosis. The characteristics of the thymic carcinoid tumor are: difficulty in diagnosis, high malignancy, frequent recurrence and extrathoracic metastasis over a prolonged period postoperatively. Complete surgical resection of original and recurrent tumors is the important treatment. Microscopic, electron microscopic and immunohistochemical examinations may be required in making an accurate pathological diagnosis. This paper reports 7 cases of thymic carcinoid tumor.
胸腺类癌肿瘤是一种罕见的肿瘤，临床上常被误诊为胸腺瘤。但两者在起源、生物学行为、伴随综合征、病理特征及预后等方面存在差异。胸腺类癌肿瘤的特点为：诊断困难、恶性程度高、术后长期易复发及发生胸外转移。对原发肿瘤及复发病灶进行完整的手术切除是重要的治疗方法。准确的病理诊断可能需要进行显微镜检查、电子显微镜检查及免疫组化检查。本文报道7例胸腺类癌肿瘤。
