Bronchial carcinoid of an accessory tracheal bronchus.
We present a rare case of bronchial carcinoid tumor arising in an accessory right tracheal bronchus and involving the associated tracheal lobe in a 48-year-old man, who presented with a history of recurrent respiratory infections and recent onset of hemoptysis. Diagnosis was established on preoperative bronchoscopy and biopsy. The tumor was completely removed by right upper lobectomy with the tracheal bronchus resected flush to its origin from the right lower tracheal wall. Final histology revealed a typical carcinoid tumor.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Patras University School of Medicine, Greece.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*