Bronchial carcinoid tumor in a 12-year-old child.
Symptoms (hemoptysis, recurrent pulmonary infections), diagnostic work-up (roentgenology, bronchoscopy with biopsy), and treatment (surgical resection of a bronchial carcinoid tumor in a 12 year old girl) are discussed. Special attention was paid to the tumor histochemistry, showing serotonin containing granules. Levels of circulating hormones and vasoactive agents, including serotonin, were within normal limits.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography