title: A case of typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor treated with bronchoscopic therapy followed by lobectomy.
abstract: Carcinoid bronchopulmonary tumors represent approximately 25% of all carcinoid tumors and 1%-2% of all lung neoplasms. The most common symptoms are: persistent cough, asthma-like wheezing, chest pain, dyspnea, hemoptysis and obstructive pneumonitis. We present a case of a young adult diagnosed with a typical carcinoid tumor. The diagnosis was established on the basis of imaging examination and bronchoscopic biopsy. The patient was treated with bronchoscopic electrocautery therapy to relieve the obstructed airway, followed by surgical lobectomy in order to entirely remove the exophytic damage. This approach was not only a palliative management to bronchial obstruction but also avoided pneumonectomy. Recent studies support the use of such interventional resection methods, as they may result in a more conservative surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Department, "G Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Porpodis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karanikas
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zarogoulidis
authors.forename: Theodoros
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authors.lastname: Kontakiotis
authors.forename: Alexandros
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authors.lastname: Mitrakas
authors.forename: Agisilaos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esebidis
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konoglou
authors.forename: Kalliopi
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authors.lastname: Domvri
authors.forename: Alkis
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authors.lastname: Iordanidis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Katsikogiannis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Courcoutsakis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zarogoulidis