Bone metastases from bronchial carcinoid tumors. Two case-reports.
Two case-reports of metastatic bone disease in patients with bronchial carcinoid tumors illustrate the diagnostic challenges raised by these slowly-growing malignancies of which the primary frequently escapes early identification. The first patient had the typical picture of a primary with a single bone metastasis. Unusual features in the second patient were the large number of bone metastases, involvement of distal skeletal sites, and elevation of serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels.
Rheumatology and Bone Diseases Unit, Edouard Herriot Teaching Hospital, Lyon, France.
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Chevrel
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Felmann
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D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood
D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid