Synchronous Bilateral Multiple Typical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors: A Unique Case with 10 Typical Carcinoids
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Synchronous bilateral multiple typical pulmonary carcinoid tumors: a unique case with 10 typical carcinoids.
Bilateral multiple typical carcinoid tumors of the lung are uncommon malignancies. We discuss the case of a 64 year-old female with a nonproductive cough as the initial symptom. Thoracic computed tomography revealed multiple nodular lesions on both sides, which were initially misdiagnosed as multiple metastases of the lung with an unknown primary. After resection of nodules in the right hemitho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Balkan Medical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2146-3123,2146-3131
DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.081