A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumor Abstract #3008
Introduction: Thymic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is a rare type of tumor located in the anterior mediastinum.
Aim(s): To study the clinicopathologic characteristics of thymic NET.
Materials and methods: The data on baseline clinicopathologic characteristics of 38 patients who visited our center was analyzed retrospectively.
Conference: 17th Annual ENETS Conference 2020 (2020)
Category: Epidemiology/Natural history/Prognosis - Registries, nationwide and regional surveys
Presenting Author: Professor Jie Chen
Authors:
Chen J
Keywords:
thymic neuroendocrine tumor, atypical carcinoid
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