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Oat‐cell carcinoma of the thymus
Author(s) -
Wick Mark R.,
Scheithauer Bernd W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19820415)49:8<1652::aid-cncr2820490820>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - oat cell carcinoma , medicine , pathology , neoplasm , lesion , carcinoma , ultrastructure , cell , thymic carcinoma , biology , thymoma , lung , respiratory disease , genetics
Oat‐cell carcinoma of the thymus gland is exceedingly rare as a primary lesion, and only a few cases have been reported. We report a case in which a neoplasm interpreted as an oat‐cell carcinoma was intimately associated with and arose in transition from a carcinoid tumor of the thymus. Ultrastructural features of this lesion were unusual compared with previous descriptions of thymic neuroendocrine neoplasms.