Bronchoscopic Long-Term Palliation of a Recurrent Atypical Carcinoid Tumor
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors account for 1–2% of all primary lung tumors and are separated into 2 subgroups: typical and atypical carcinoids. Atypical carcinoids as intermediategrade malignancies can metastasize more frequently, thus exhibiting poorer prognosis than the low-grade typical carcinoid tumors. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary carcinoids. Bronchoscopic treatment using ablation techniques is an effective alternative to surgery in selected patients with typical carcinoid tumors. However, evidence is lacking regarding the effect of bronchoscopic resection of atypical carcinoid tumor and its recurrences. We report the case of a 73-year-old male with freReceived: September 23, 2010 Accepted: November 10, 2010 Published online: January 25, 2011 Heinrich D. Becker, MD, FCCP Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University, Department of Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Amalienstrasse 5 DE–69126 Heidelberg (Germany) Tel. +49 6221 396 1251, Fax +49 6221 396 246, E-Mail hdb @ bronchology.org © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel 0025–7931/11/0814–0345$38.00/0 Accessible online at: www.karger.com/res Established Facts • Surgery is the treatment of choice for bronchial carcinoid tumors.
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors account for 1-2% of all primary lung tumors and are separated into 2 subgroups: typical and atypical carcinoids. Atypical carcinoids as intermediate-grade malignancies can metastasize more frequently, thus exhibiting poorer prognosis than the low-grade typical carcinoid tumors. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary carcinoids. Bronchoscopi...
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors account for 1–2% of all primary lung tumors and are separated into 2 subgroups: typical and atypical carcinoids. Atypical carcinoids as intermediategrade malignancies can metastasize more frequently, thus exhibiting poorer prognosis than the low-grade typical carcinoid tumors. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary carcinoids. Bronchoscopic...
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors account for 1–2% of all primary lung tumors and are separated into 2 subgroups: typical and atypical carcinoids. Atypical carcinoids as intermediategrade malignancies can metastasize more frequently, thus exhibiting poorer prognosis than the low-grade typical carcinoid tumors. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary carcinoids. Bronchoscopic...
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors account for 1–2% of all primary lung tumors and are separated into 2 subgroups: typical and atypical carcinoids. Atypical carcinoids as intermediategrade malignancies can metastasize more frequently, thus exhibiting poorer prognosis than the low-grade typical carcinoid tumors. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment for pulmonary carcinoids. Bronchoscopic...
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