Carcinoid tumor of the lung presenting as a pleural mass: CT diagnosis.
Carcinoid tumors of the lung typically arise centrally within the tracheobronchial tree. We report a rare case of a carcinoid tumor presenting as a pleural mass. The classification and X-ray features are described.
Shapiro
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Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574.
Mendelson
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Edwards
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed