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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2023

Pulmonary carcinoid tumour with remarkably high levels of pro-gastrin-releasing peptide: A case report.

Natsuki Nakagawa, Masanori Kawakami, Masaki Suzuki, Satoshi Noguchi, Akihisa Mitani, Goh Tanaka, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Takahide Nagase

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Natsuki NakagawaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Masanori KawakamiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Masaki SuzukiDepartment of Pathology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Satoshi NoguchiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Akihisa MitaniDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Goh TanakaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Aya Shinozaki-UshikuDepartment of Pathology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
Takahide NagaseDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.

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Abstract

An 86-year-old woman presented with chronic cough and chest pain. Computed tomography revealed two masses in the right lower lobe of the lung accompanied by multiple lymphadenopathies and metastasis to the rib. The pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) levels were notably elevated (888 pg/mL). Based on these findings, our initial clinical diagnosis was small-cell lung cancer. However, the pathological diagnosis turned out to be an atypical carcinoid. The patient was finally treated with everolimus. Clinicians should be aware that carcinoid tumours are sometimes difficult to distinguish from small-cell lung cancer with respect to high ProGRP levels and multiple metastases.

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BiomarkersCarcinoidCase reportNeuroendocrine neoplasmSmall-cell lung carcinoma

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PMID36950025
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