title: Peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumor diagnosed by endobronchial-ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy.
abstract: A 45-year-old Japanese woman complained of uncontrolled hypertension and face swelling. She was diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome with secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed a 2 × 2 cm mass in her left lung, with high standardized maximum uptake value. She underwent bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound via a guide-sheath. Surgical resection of her left upper lung was performed, and pathological examination showed a typical carcinoid tumor. After lung resection, she recovered from her subjective symptoms. Diagnosis of peripheral carcinoid tumor of the lung is generally difficult. Here, we introduce a case of peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumor diagnosed by endobronchial-ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan; Respiratory Division Minami-Wakayama Medical Center Wakayama Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ariyasu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
keywords: Carcinoid; endobronchial‐ultrasound‐guided bronchoscopy (EBUS‐GS); peripheral lung lesion
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