Oat-cell carcinoma of the thymus.

Cancer ·Vol. 49 ·No. 8 ·1982-04-15 ·Pages 1652-7

Wick MR, Scheithauer BW

Abstract

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 thymus neuroendocrine neoplasms.

MeSH Terms

Adult Carcinoid Tumor/pathology Carcinoma, Small Cell/pathology,ultrastructure Cell Nucleus/pathology Cytoplasm/pathology Cytoplasmic Granules/ultrastructure Cytoskeleton/ultrastructure Desmosomes/ultrastructure Humans Male Mediastinal Neoplasms/ultrastructure Microscopy, Electron Neoplasm Invasiveness Thymus Neoplasms/pathology,ultrastructure

Authors & Affiliations

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Wick M R

Scheithauer B W

Article Info

Journal

Cancer

Abbr.

Cancer

ISSN

0008-543X

DOI

10.1002/1097-0142(19820415)49:8<1652::aid-cncr2820490820>3.0.co;2-0

Published

1982-04-15

Pages

1652-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0374236

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19820415)49:8<1652::aid-cncr2820490820>3.0.co;2-0 View journal details

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