Incidental synchronous bronchial tumour: an unusual bronchoscopic finding

Respirol Case Rep. 2020 May 17;8(5):e00585. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.585. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Umberto Caterino¹, Dario Amore², Chiara Petagna³, Albina Palma⁴, Danila Caroppo⁵, Simona Massa⁵

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Pulmonology Unit V Monaldi Hospital Naples Italy.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery V Monaldi Hospital Naples Italy.
³ Pulmonology Unit AO Santobono Hospital Naples Italy.
⁴ Emergency Department C.T.O. Hospital Naples Italy.
⁵ Complex Operative Unit of Pathology Monaldi Hospital Naples Italy.

Abstract

We describe a patient with incidental endobronchial synchronous hamartoma and typical carcinoid with different management strategy.

Keywords: Carcinoid tumour; endobronchial treatment; hamartoma; lung lobectomy.

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