Carcinoid tumour behind bronchiectasis.
This report describes a female patient with bronchiectasis, presented to our department with recurrent hemoptysis. Bronchoscopy revealed nothing else but blood arising from the upper lobe bronchus. High resolution computing tomography of the lung (HRCT) revealed bronchiectasis of the upper lobe. A right upper lobectomy was performed. Behind bronchiectasis multiple nodular lesions, 5-10 mm were observed. Histological and immunohistochemical examination revealed findings consistent with peripheral typical bronchial carcinoids.
Charokopos
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Division of Pulmonology, Internal medicine Department, Medical School of Patras, Regional University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
Tsiamita
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Karkoulias
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Koumoundourou
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Aletra
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C
Dougenis
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D
Spiropoulos
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K
D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed