Open AccessPeripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumor diagnosed by endobronchial‐ultrasound‐guided bronchoscopy
Author(s) -
Tanaka Ayaka,
Akamatsu Hiroaki,
Kawabata Hiroki,
Ariyasu Hiroyuki,
Nakamura Yasushi,
Yamamoto Nobuyuki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.139
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , radiology , lung , peripheral , pathological , ultrasound , positron emission tomography , pathology
A 45‐year‐old Japanese woman complained of uncontrolled hypertension and face swelling. She was diagnosed with C ushing's syndrome with secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography‐computed tomography revealed a 2 × 2 cm mass in her left lung, with high standardized maximum uptake value. She underwent bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound via a guide‐sheath. Surgical resection of her left upper lung was performed, and pathological examination showed a typical carcinoid tumor. After lung resection, she recovered from her subjective symptoms. Diagnosis of peripheral carcinoid tumor of the lung is generally difficult. Here, we introduce a case of peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumor diagnosed by endobronchial‐ultrasound‐guided bronchoscopy.