Bronchial carcinoid presenting with abdominal pain

Document Type

Report

Department

Pulmonary and Critical Care

Abstract

Bronchial carcinoid tumors are very rare pulmonary neoplasms. They usually present with pulmonary symptoms or paraneoplastic syndromes. Typical (well-differentiated) tumors are usually indolent with survival exceeding 90% after resection. Atypical carcinoids have a worse prognosis. They are much more likely to recur locally or to have distant metastases. This case report describes a patient who presented with abdominal pain and hepatic lesions who was subsequently diagnosed to have bronchial carcinoid.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

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