Open AccessA case of pulmonary carcinoid tumor with concomitant tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Ramakant Dixit,
Rakesh Gupta,
Ajay Yadav,
AR Paramez,
Gautam Sen,
Sumit Sharma
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.56349
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , pulmonary tuberculosis , pathological , tuberculosis , lung tumor , lung , pathology
The simultaneous occurrence of pulmonary carcinoid tumor and tuberculosis is very rare. A case of pulmonary carcinoid tumor is described in a 35-year-old male patient who had concomitant ipsilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. The importance of dual pathological diagnosis in clinical practice is also emphasized.