Typical bronchial carcinoid tumour presenting as pneumomediastinum.
The authors present a case of a 44-year-old man who presented with acute onset shortness of breath. He had severe subcutaneous emphysema and his chest x-ray and CT scan confirmed presence of air in mediastinum. Rigid bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial tumour which was proven to be a carcinoid on histology. Patient recovered following the surgical excision of the tumour.
Department of Acute Medicine, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011012:Pneumomediastinum, Diagnostic; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed