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A case of typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor treated with bronchoscopic therapy followed by lobectomy
Authors Porpodis K, Karanikas, Zarogoulidis P, Kontakiotis T, Mitrakas A, Esebidis A, Konoglou, Domvri K, Iordanidis, Katsikogiannis N, Courcoutsakis N, Zarogoulidis K
Received 4 January 2012
Accepted for publication 23 January 2012
Published 16 February 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 47—51
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S29709
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 4
Konstantinos Porpodis1, Michael Karanikas2, Paul Zarogoulidis1, Theodoros Kontakiotis1, Alexandros Mitrakas2, Agisilaos Esebidis2, Maria Konoglou3, Kalliopi Domvri1, Alkis Iordanidis4, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis5, Nikolaos Courcoutsakis4, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis1
1Pulmonary Department, "G Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 21st University Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece; 31st Pulmonary Department, "G Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 4Radiology Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece; 5Surgery Department (NHS), University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece
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.
Keywords: carcinoid tumor, typical lung carcinoid, therapeutic bronchoscopy, surgical resection
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