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A case of typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor treated with bronchoscopic therapy followed by lobectomy.

ΤίτλοςA case of typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor treated with bronchoscopic therapy followed by lobectomy.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsPorpodis, K., Karanikas M., Zarogoulidis P., Kontakiotis T., Mitrakas A., Esebidis A., Konoglou M., Domvri K., Iordanidis A., Katsikogiannis N., Courcoutsakis N., & Zarogoulidis K.
JournalJ Multidiscip Healthc
Volume5
Pagination47-51
Date Published2012
ISSN1178-2390
Abstract

Carcinoid bronchopulmonary tumors represent approximately 25% of all carcinoid tumors and 1%-2% of all lung neoplasms. The most common symptoms are: persistent cough, asthma-like wheezing, chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis and obstructive pneumonitis. We present a case of a young adult diagnosed with a typical carcinoid tumor. The diagnosis was established on the basis of imaging examination and bronchoscopic biopsy. The patient was treated with bronchoscopic electrocautery therapy to relieve the obstructed airway, followed by surgical lobectomy in order to entirely remove the exophytic damage. This approach was not only a palliative management to bronchial obstruction but also avoided pneumonectomy. Recent studies support the use of such interventional resection methods, as they may result in a more conservative surgical resection.

DOI10.2147/JMDH.S29709
Alternate JournalJ Multidiscip Healthc
PubMed ID22396625
PubMed Central IDPMC3292401

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