Τίτλος:
Progressive dyspnea due to pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
This is a case description of a female patient, 77 years-old, who presented with progressive dyspnea and cough. She had a mild hypoxemia in the arterial blood gases (PaO2 72 mmHg) and normal spirometry. The chest computer tomography revealed diffuse “ground glass” opacities, segmental alveolitis, bronchiectasis, fibrotic lesions and numerous micronodules. A thoracoscopy was performed and the obtained biopsy showed carcinoid tumorlets, with positive CK8/18, CD56, TTF-1 and synaptophysin immunohistochemical markers. Pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets are rare, benign lesions and individuals with tumorlets are typically asymptomatic. Our report presents a symptomatic clinical case of carcinoid tumorlet. © 2017 The Authors
Συγγραφείς:
Kallianos, A.
Velentza, L.
Zarogoulidis, P.
Baka, S.
Kosmidis, C.
Labaki, S.
Lazaridis, G.
Huang, H.
Hohenforst-Schmidt, W.
Trakada, G.
Περιοδικό:
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Εκδότης:
W.B. Saunders Ltd
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
CD56 antigen; synaptophysin; thyroid transcription factor 1, aged; arterial gas; Article; carcinoid; case report; computer assisted tomography; coughing; dyspnea; female; human; hypoxemia; immunohistochemistry; lung biopsy; lung tumor; pulmonary carcinoid tumorlet; spirometry; thoracoscopy
DOI:
10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.03.024
