[A case of lung carcinoid].
A 78-year-old female was pointed out an abnormal shadow in left lung field. For 4 years this shadow was followed up as benign tumor. Chest CT scan revealed growing tumor and new tumor in right lung. Tumor resection was performed. Until operation time carcinoid syndrome was not found. This case was diagnosed histopathologically typical carcinoid of peripheral lung.
Dohba
S
S
Department of Surgery, Kanazawa National Hospital, Japan.
Murakami
M
M
Takegawa
S
S
Kiriyama
M
M
Asai
T
T
Kojima
Y
Y
Tsuda
H
H
Kibe
Y
Y
Watanabe
K
K
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology