Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumor in a Girl with Initial Histologic Diagnosis of Leiomyoma

Endobronchial tumors represent the rarest cause of airway obstruction in pediatric population. Due to rarity of the condition, a high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis. We report a patient in whom diagnostic bronchoscopic biopsy was reported as leiomyoma while post resection histopa...

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Autores principales: Arshad, Muhammad, Shaikh, Mishraz, Haq, Mehmood-ul, Ali, Syed Waqas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26623257
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Sumario:Endobronchial tumors represent the rarest cause of airway obstruction in pediatric population. Due to rarity of the condition, a high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis. We report a patient in whom diagnostic bronchoscopic biopsy was reported as leiomyoma while post resection histopathology showed an atypical carcinoid.

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