Cumhur Murat TULAY, Demet YALDIZ, Aydın İŞİSAĞ, Sadık YALDIZ

Üst gastrointestinal kanama ile birlikte seyreden timik nöroendokrin karsinom: Olgu sunumu

Timusun nöroendokrin karsinomları nadir klinik durumlar olup, endokrin anormallikler ile komplike olabilir. Bu tümörler sıklıkla ektopik adrenokortikotropik hormon salgısı ile ilişkili olup, Cushing sendromuna neden olabilirler. Bu çalışmada, timik nöroendokrin karsinomun ilk bulgusunun üst gastrointestinal kanama olduğu 23 yaşında bir erkek olgu sunuldu. Bu olgu, son derece nadir olması nedeniyle sunuldu.

A thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A case report

Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the thymus are rare clinical entities, which can be complicated by endocrine abnormalities. These tumors are frequently associated with ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production giving rise to Cushing’s syndrome. Herein, we describe a 23-year-old male case with upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the initial presentation of a thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma. This case was reported due to its extremely exceptional occurrence.

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