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ArticleBMJ case reports2010

Diffuse idiopathic neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia: an unusual cause of breathlessness and pulmonary nodules.

V M Tippett, C G Wathen

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

V M TippettDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, UK. victoriatippett@doctors.org.uk
C G Wathen

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 66-year-old woman presented with dry cough and subsequent intermittent breathlessness and wheeze. During this time she was treated by her general practitioner for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. When her symptoms worsened and her lung function had deteriorated, a high resolution CT scan was undertaken. This showed bilateral fine nodules. Investigations did not support a diagnosis of vasculitis and sarcoidosis was suspected. A lung biopsy was performed that showed diffuse idiopathic neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia. At follow-up, to date, the patient remains symptomatic but has not progressed or developed a carcinoid tumour.

Indexed as

AgedBiopsyCoughDiagnosis, DifferentialDyspneaFemaleHumansHyperplasiaImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLungMultiple Pulmonary NodulesNeuroendocrine CellsRadiographic Image EnhancementRespiratory SoundsSpirometryThoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

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PMID22798306
PMCPMC3029669

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