Open AccessEndobronchial Carcinoid Tumor in an HIV-infected Patient
Author(s) -
Jared T. Hagaman,
Bryce L. Ferguson,
Cris Meyer,
Jiang Wang,
Francis X. McCormack,
Amaresh Nath
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e3181da36a6
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , carcinoid tumour , lung , radiology , carcinoid tumors , bronchoscopy , pathology , immunology
Endobronchial carcinoid is an uncommon pulmonary neoplasm. In this brief report, we present a case of an HIV-infected patient with an incidentally identified endobronchial carcinoid. This case illustrates the importance of a broad differential diagnosis for lung lesions in HIV-infected patients.
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