title: Bronchial carcinoid tumors: radiologic observations in 49 cases.
abstract: A retrospective evaluation was performed of radiographs obtained in 49 cases of bronchial carcinoid at presentation and during a follow-up period of 12 years. Histologic diagnosis from the surgical specimen was available in all cases. Carcinoids appeared most frequently (77%) as round or oval opacities with sharp and often notched margins. They often induced airway compression with pulmonary atelectasis; enlarged hilar lymph nodes from metastasis were rare. Recurrence after surgical removal was not frequent; the recurrent masses had the same radiographic features as the original tumor. The diagnosis of bronchial carcinoid must be taken into consideration when a slowly growing radiopaque mass with well-defined margins is discovered on chest films. The radiologist must remember that these tumors can be resected with a fairly good prognosis even when they are large.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, University of Milan, S. Paolo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nessi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Basso Ricci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basso Ricci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uslenghi
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed