Bronchial carcinoid with osteoblastic metastases.
Bony metastases in association with a lesion in the lung are usually regarded as secondary to bronchial carcinoma. This is generally true when the metastases are osteolytic. However, in the presence of a solitary lung lesion with osteoblastic metastases, the diagnosis of bronchial carcinoid should be considered. The following case illustrates this point.
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D002968:Clavicle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis