Sclerosing pneumocytoma mixed with a typical carcinoid tumor

Case of sclerosing pneumocytoma combined with a typical carcinoid and pulmonary adenocarcinoma in different lobes

We report the first case of a 62-year-old man with a sclerosing pneumocytoma (SP) combined with a typical carcinoid (TC) and pulmonary adenocarcinoma in different lung lobes. Computed tomography revealed two nodules. The radiological diagnosis was primary lung cancer and a metastatic nodule; however, no enlarged lymph nodes were observed. Histological and immunohistochemical analyses defined th...

Benign sclerosing pneumocytoma of lung (sclerosing haemangioma).

Cushing’s syndrome associated with typical, peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumor and N2 lymph node metastasis: case report

Background: The bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor accounts for 1-2% of all adult malignancies of the lung and 20-30% of all carcinoid tumors. Cushing’s syndrome is the result of chronic exposure to increased concentration of exogenous or endo-genus cortisol hormone, and it is generally associated with central obesity, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Treatment is based on decreasing cortiso...

Typical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor Case Presented With Ectopic Cushing Syndrome

Bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors are observed rarely. Patients’ usual symptoms are coughing, hemoptysis and recurrent pneumonia, nevertheless in rare cases tese tumors may be diagnosed with clinic conditions related paraneoplastically secreted hormone effects. In this case report, we aimed to indicate a typical lung carcinoid tumor causing ectopic cushing syndrome,presented withdiabetes mellit...

Benign tumor behaves malignantly: a case report of bilateral multiple pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma

A 66 year old was woman admitted to our respiratory department after being diagnosed with intrapulmonary metastasis of lung cancer. For further evaluation, we performed a CT guided percutaneous pulmonary puncture biopsy following the thorax-computed tomography, which revealed multiple nodules in the lung field. Histological analysis suggested that it was pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma. It’s ...