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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2019

Atypical diagnosis for typical lung carcinoid.

Roberto Piro, Roberto Tonelli, Sofia Taddei, Alessandro Marchioni, Giovanni Musci, Enrico Clini, Nicola Facciolongo

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment of endobronchial carcinoid: case report and review of the literature.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Roberto PiroRespiratory Diseases Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Roberto TonelliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Sofia TaddeiRespiratory Diseases Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy. taddei.sofia@ausl.re.it.
Alessandro MarchioniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Giovanni MusciPathology Unit Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Enrico CliniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Nicola FacciolongoRespiratory Diseases Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Ospedale Santa Maria · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITAzienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe diagnosis of lung typical carcinoid tumors results challenging when limited size and unfavorable sampling location is associated. It has been reported that bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) significantly increases the diagnostic yield of peripheral nodules smaller than 2 cm. CASE PRESENTATION: A 70-year-old Caucasian male complained of persistent fever and cough despite several antibiotic courses and steroid treatment. Chest radiology revealed the presence of a small single nodular opacity in the left upper lobe, whose standardized maximum uptake value (SUV) at fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) was significantly high (4.5). The patient underwent bronchial endoscopy but any appreciable sign of endobronchial or intramural involvement was detected. Only radial ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy (R-EBUS) allowed transbronchial sampling whose pathological analysis revealed a typical carcinoid tumor. The patients underwent surgical lobectomy and clinic-radiological follow was started.

conclusionsWith this case we aim at stressing the importance of ultrasound in the diagnostic process of lung small peripheral carcinoid, especially if they present without mucosal or sub mucosal involvement.

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AgedBronchoscopyCarcinoid TumorEndosonographyFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansLung NeoplasmsMalePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographySolitary Pulmonary NoduleFluorodeoxyglucose F18Pulmonary carcinoid tumorSolitary pulmonary noduleTrans-bronchial biopsy

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PMCPMC6719370
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