The Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Carcinoid

Abstract

Because of their rarity, the treatment of bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors presents an interdisciplinary challenge. Surgical resection, the treatment of choice for local carcinoid tumors, generally leads to long-term survival. The existing registers should be made more comprehensive so that the treatment of this disease can be better in the future.

Bronchial Carcinoid Associated with Atopic Cough in a 31-year-old Male

“…Five percent of bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors have a normal chest roentgenogram, as observed in our case. Even when respiratory symptoms are present, the diagnosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors is often delayed [13].…”

Ectopic ACTH Syndrome Caused by Multifocal Pulmonary Carsinoids with 18f-FDG Uptake: Case Report

“…Most of the atypical carsinoid tumors arise sporadically in contrast to other lung tumors including large-cell-neuroendocrine tumors and small-cell lung cancers which are related with smoking. 10 Our patient is also non-smoker and to our knowledge one of the youngest patients in the literature.…”

Bronchial Carcinoid: Case Report and Review of Literature

“…. Another retrospective analysis of 84 patients conducted by 43 showed a 5 year survival rate of 91% in patients with Typical Carcinoids and 90% in patients with Atypical Carcinoids 43 . It is recommended that patients having AC should undergo radical lymphnode resection due to expected high chances of metastases to adjacent lymphnodes.…”

“…Bronchial carcinoids are vascular, and there has been concern for bleeding in the past, particularly after flexible bronchoscopy with biopsy. Inspite of vascular nature, the incidence of serious bleeding complications during bronchoscopic biopsy is very low (<1%) 43 . The administration of a diluted epinephrine solution before and after biopsy of a suspected endobronchial carcinoid may have reduced the risk of severe bleeding 44 .…”