2010 Volume 24 Issue 4 Pages 674-677
Thymic carcinoid is a rare tumor. A case of atypical carcinoid of the thymic is presented. A 77-year-old man, who was found to have an abnormal mediastinal shadow on a chest radiograph, was admitted. A computed tomography scan revealed a 16-cm mass shadow, which was hypervascular, in the anterior mediastinum. Tumor resection was performed through a median sternotomy. The phrenic nerve was resected due to tumor invasion. The histopathological diagnosis was an atypical carcinoma of the thymus. After the operation, the patient received radiation therapy (60 Gy) to the mediastinum. He has been well without any sign of recurrence for 2 and half years after surgery and irradiation treatment.
