Atypical Thymic Carcinoid in a Patient with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Jiyun Lee; Kwanyong Hyun; Mi Hyoung Moon; Seok Whan Moon; Jae Kil Park; Si Young Choi; Young Jo Sa; Kyung Soo Kim

doi:10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.6.420

Atypical Thymic Carcinoid in a Patient with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Dec;52(6):420-424. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.6.420. Epub 2019 Dec 5.

Authors

Jiyun Lee¹, Kwanyong Hyun¹, Mi Hyoung Moon¹, Seok Whan Moon¹, Jae Kil Park¹, Si Young Choi², Young Jo Sa³, Kyung Soo Kim¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
³ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Atypical thymic carcinoid is an extremely rare tumor with a poor prognosis. In addition to its known association with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, its hallmark characteristics include local invasion and early distant metastasis. In this report, we share our experience treating atypical thymic carcinoid in a patient with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Keywords: Carcinoid tumor; Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1; Neuroendocrine tumors; Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports