title: Irresectable bronchial carcinoid with a 32-year natural history. A report of two cases treated with Neodymium-YAG-laser, initially misinterpreted as small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Two patients are described with bronchial carcinoid. In both, the initial diagnosis was small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC). This diagnosis was discordant with the clinical course; a second evaluation yielded the diagnosis of carcinoid. Good palliation was achieved with YAG-laser therapy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged