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Thymic Carcinoid Tumor

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: A primary thymic neuroendocrine tumor, often associated with Cushing syndrome. Two morphologic subtypes are recognized: typical and atypical carcinoid tumors. Atypical carcinoid tumors have a more aggressive clinical course. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Carcinoid Tumor of Thymus, Thymic Carcinoid, Thymus Carcinoid Tumor, Thymus Carcinoid, Carcinoid Tumor of the Thymus, Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumor
Parent(s)
Thymic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
Children
Thymic Atypical Carcinoid Tumor and Thymic Typical Carcinoid Tumor
OncoTree Name
Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumor
OncoTree Code
TNET

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.