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

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...

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Main Authors: Porpodis, Konstantinos, Karanikas, Michael, Zarogoulidis, Paul, Kontakiotis, Theodoros, Mitrakas, Alexandros, Esebidis, Agisilaos, Konoglou, Maria, Domvri, Kalliopi, Iordanidis, Alkis, Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos, Courcoutsakis, Nikolaos, Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3292401/