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标题：A case of typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor treated with bronchoscopic therapy followed by lobectomy
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作者：Konstantinos Porpodis ; Michael Karanikas ; Paul Zarogoulidis 等
期刊名称：Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
印刷版ISSN：1178-2390
电子版ISSN：1178-2390
出版年度：2012
卷号：5
页码：47-51
DOI：10.2147/JMDH.S29709
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：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.
关键词：carcinoid tumor; typical lung carcinoid; therapeutic bronchoscopy; surgical resection