Carcinoid of the Thymus with Hereditary Hyperparathyroidism

Brief Reports1 September 1978Carcinoid of the Thymus with Hereditary HyperparathyroidismJACOB J. LOKICH, M.D., FREDERICK LI, M.D.JACOB J. LOKICH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FREDERICK LI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-89-3-364 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary carcinoid tumor of the thymus was first described in detail by Rosai and Higa in 1972, and at least 24 patients with the disease have been reported to date (1-7). A few of the patients had additional features of multiple endocrine neoplasia type I, with hyperplasia or neoplasia of pancreatic islet cells, and parathyroid, pituitary, adrenal, or thyroid glands (2, 3). 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