A case of typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor treated with bronchoscopic therapy followed by lobectomy

• Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare Vol. 5; no. default; pp. 47 - 51
• Main Authors: Porpodis, Konstantinos, Karanikas, Michael, Zarogoulidis, Paul, Kontakiotis, Theodoros, Mitrakas, Alexandros, Esebidis, Agisilaos, Konoglou, Maria, Domvri, Kalliopi, Iordanidis, Alkis, Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos, Courcoutsakis, Nikolaos, Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2012; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Press; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Asthma; Bronchoscopy; Carcinoid; carcinoid tumor; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case reports; Health aspects; Lung cancer; Neuroendocrine tumors; surgical resection; therapeutic bronchoscopy; Tumors; typical lung carcinoid; therapeutic bronchoscopy; carcinoid tumor; surgical resection; typical lung carcinoid
• ISSN: 1178-2390; 1178-2390
• DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S29709

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.