Open AccessTypical bronchial carcinoid with local metastasis and coexisting tuberculosis in the same lung: A case report
Author(s) -
Shalini Mullick,
Kamali Gupta,
Ravindra Kumar Dewan,
Rohit Sarin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of association of chest physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-9089
pISSN - 2320-8775
DOI - 10.4103/2320-8775.135120
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , lymph , lung , metastasis , carcinoid tumour , pulmonary tuberculosis , pathology , radiology , cancer
Bronchial carcinoids comprise of <3% of lung tumours. Though typical carcinoids are usually benign, they may, uncommonly, metastasise to regional lymph nodes as well as to distant sites, and a few cases have been associated with active tuberculosis. We report an unusual case of a typical bronchial carcinoid with regional metastasis and tuberculosis. The metastatic deposits were present in small lymph nodes, emphasizing the need for careful sampling, while grossing. In addition, coexisting tuberculosis in the same lung of the patient make the case an extremely rare one