title: Cystic degeneration of a carcinoid lung tumor: an uncommon cause of an intrathoracic cyst.
abstract: Carcinoid tumor is a rare, slow-growing neuroendocrine tumor that accounts for less than 1% of all lung tumors. It occurs most commonly in the midgut, then the lung, and usually presents as a solid lesion. We report a patient with a typical carcinoid tumor that had undergone cystic degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Prenton, UK. hr_sh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hammad
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Chinyelu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Menakaya
authors.forename: Lazlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hajdu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shackcloth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*