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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

On chest x-ray, bronchial carcinoid tumor is characterized by the presence of round or oval opacities with sharp and notched margins, whereas thymic carcinoid tumor often demonstrates focal areas of necrosis or punctate calcifications.

Chest Xray

Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor

Rounded left hilar opacity with branching opacity anteriorly on the lateral projection. [https://radiopaedia.org/cases [obstructing-typical-carcinoid-causing-bronchoceles?lang=us source: radiopedia

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Thymic Carcinoid Tumor

References

  1. Nessi R, Basso Ricci P, Basso Ricci S, Bosco M, Blanc M, Uslenghi C (April 1991). "Bronchial carcinoid tumors: radiologic observations in 49 cases". J Thorac Imaging. 6 (2): 47–53. PMID 1649924.
  2. Jeung MY, Gasser B, Gangi A, Charneau D, Ducroq X, Kessler R, Quoix E, Roy C (2002). "Bronchial carcinoid tumors of the thorax: spectrum of radiologic findings". Radiographics. 22 (2): 351–65. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.2.g02mr01351. PMID 11896225.
  3. Radiographic features. Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/bronchial-carcinoid-tumour Accessed on September 24, 2015
  4. Thymic carcinoid tumour. Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymic-carcinoid-tumour

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