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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 47(5): 337-339
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013170
Case Report

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Multicentric Metachronous Central Carcinoid of the Lung: a Case Report

M. A. Manoutcheri1 , U. Bosse2 , L. Füzesi3 , F. Klinke1
  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, ÖKG Ibbenbüren, Ibbenbüren, Germany
  • 2Pathology and Cytology Laboratory, Osnabrück, Germany
  • 3Institute for Pathology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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1998

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19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

A 51-year-old female patient with metachronous multiple central typical carcinoid represents the subject of the case discussed. The patient underwent bronchoplastic surgery in order to remove the first carcinoid tumor twelve years ago. She was readmitted to the hospital following a long tumor-free period of disease when two new central carcinoids were diagnosed. The carcinoids were first treated by rigid bronchoscopical removal of the tumors followed by laser coagulation of the bases. Bronchoscopic follow-up one year after the treatment did not reveal any pathological findings.

Key words

Central carcinoid - Lung - MIB-1-PR - DNA image cytometry