A Case of Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumor Treated by Flexible Bronchoscopic Resection / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 516-520, 2011.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-117506
ABSTRACT
Bronchial carcinoid tumor accounts for less than 5% of all primary lung tumors in adults. Although surgical resection is the treatment of choice, here we report a case of bronchial carcinoid tumor treated with flexible bronchoscopic resection. A 19-year-old-man presented with a history of wheezing with dyspnea for six months. A simple chest x-ray showed no abnormal findings, but a pulmonary function test showed a moderate obstructive lung disease pattern without a bronchodilator response. A computed tomogram of the thorax revealed an enhanced 15x12 mm nodule in the left main bronchus. Bronchoscopic examination showed a polypoid mass with a stalk in the left main bronchus, which almost completely occluded the left main bronchus. Histopathology of the resected specimen revealed a bronchial carcinoid tumor. We treated the carcinoid tumor with a flexible bronchoscopic resection. During the follow up period of 6 months, the previous tumor didn't relapse. Initial bronchoscopic resection should be considered when bronchial carcinoid tumor can be approached by bronchoscopy.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Respiratory Function Tests
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Thorax
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Bronchi
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Bronchoscopy
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Respiratory Sounds
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Follow-Up Studies
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Dyspnea
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Lung
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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