Title: Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumour in Young Female: A Case Report
Authors: Dr Vaishali Walke, Dr Amrapali Gaikwad, Dr Suyog Ratnaparkhi, Dr Balwant Kowe
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i10.23
Abstract
The bronchopulmonary carcinoids are slow growing neuroendocrine tumours arising from enterochromaffin (EC) cells of bronchial epithelium comprising of 1% to 2% of all lung tumours. Central bronchial carcinoids are more common than the peripheral type. They are characterized by strikingly heterogeneous pathological features and clinical behavior. Surgical resection is the preferred treatment for localized carcinoid. Trans bronchoscopic resection may be an alternative for entirely endobronchial lesions.We report a case of 27 year old female presented with chest pain. High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) reveals mass lesion of infective aetiology. Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography (CECT) showed a well defined neoplastic growth occluding the right main bronchus. The diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumour / Carcinoid offered on endoscopic biopsy was confirmed on immunohistochemistry.
Keywords: Bronchial carcinoid, atypical carcinoid, neuroendocrine tumors.
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