Progressive dyspnea due to pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets.
Progressive dyspnea due to pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.03.024
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Trakada G
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作者：
Kallianos A;Velentza L;Zarogoulidis P;Baka S;Kosmidis C;Labaki S;Lazaridis G;Huang H;Hohenforst-Schmidt W;Trakada G
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.
