Local recurrence and metastatic disease in a typical N1 carcinoid bronchial tumour.
Typical carcinoid bronchial tumour is a well-known disease that, for years, was considered benign. Currently, it is classified within the group of neuro-endocrine lung tumours. It is a low-grade malignancy tumour with a capability of local and distant recurrence. Complete resection with mediastinal lymphadenectomy is the treatment-of-choice. There are, usually, long-term survivors, even in cases of recurrence or mediastinal node invasion. These patients could benefit from removal of recurrent or metastatic disease. We present, here, a case of a 19-years-old female diagnosed as having N1-bronchial typical carcinoid tumour. She underwent radical surgery, but with mediastinal recurrence and hepatic metastases. A new radical lung resection was performed, and a liver transplant was the therapy-of-choice for the metastatic lesion.
Cañizares
Miguel Angel
MA
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Complejo Hospitalario Xeral-Cíes, C/Pizarro 22, 36204 Vigo, Spain. macaniz@telefonica.net
García-Fontán
Eva M
EM
Rivo
José Eduardo
JE
Gonzalez-Piñeiro
Ana
A
D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome