Molecular Classification of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Thymus

IntroductionThe WHO classification of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) is also used to classify thymic NETs (TNETs) into typical and atypical carcinoid (TC and AC), large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC), and small cell carcinoma (SCC), but little is known about the usability of alternative classification systems.MethodsOne hundred seven TNET (22 TC, 51 AC, 28 LCNEC, and 6 SCC) from 103 patients were classified according to the WHO,...