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KMID : 1103720150730050333
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2015 Volume.73 No. 5 p.333 ~ p.336
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Spontaneous Rupture of Thymic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report
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Park Chan-Young
Lee In-Jae
Min Soo-Kee
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Abstract
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Thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a rare neoplasm with tendencies of local invasion and metastasis. Usually, it is detected incidentally or by its symptoms caused by mass effect. Rupture of the tumor is extremely rare. In this study, we report a case of a ruptured thymic NEC that was combined with a potentially fatal hemorrhage. This lesion was manifested as a progressive bulging of the right cardiac border on serial chest radiographs, and on CT as a large anterior mediastinal mass with heterogeneous enhancement, internal necrosis, and hematoma.
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KEYWORD
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Mediastinum, Thymus, Tumor, Rupture
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