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Large-cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung with Carcinoid Syndrome
A 76-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for refractory diarrhea with a poor antidiarrheal effect. Chest and abdominal computed tomography revealed a 24×22-mm mass in the left upper lobe of lung and multiple masses in the liver. Urine 5-Hydroxy indol acetic acid was markedly elevated. A live...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10258109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36198589 http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0099-22 |
| Sumario: | A 76-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for refractory diarrhea with a poor antidiarrheal effect. Chest and abdominal computed tomography revealed a 24×22-mm mass in the left upper lobe of lung and multiple masses in the liver. Urine 5-Hydroxy indol acetic acid was markedly elevated. A liver biopsy revealed large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with serotonin production, suggestive of a lung origin, and a lung biopsy revealed combined large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Therefore, we made a definitive diagnosis of carcinoid syndrome caused by large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung. Although chemotherapy was performed after diagnosis, the patient died 50 days postadmission. |
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