Pneumothorax as atypical presentation of bronchial carcinoid

Claudia J Madrid-Carbajal; Marta M García-Clemente; Margarita Gutiérrez-Rodríguez; Ana Pando-Sandoval; Laura Alvarez-Santín; Pere Casan-Clarà

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.111

Pneumothorax as atypical presentation of bronchial carcinoid

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec;96(6):2219-21. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.111.

Authors

Claudia J Madrid-Carbajal¹, Marta M García-Clemente, Margarita Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Ana Pando-Sandoval, Laura Alvarez-Santín, Pere Casan-Clarà

Affiliation

¹ Área de Gestión Clínica del Pulmón, Instituto Nacional de Silicosis, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24296189
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.111

Abstract

We present a case of pneumothorax associated with an endobronchial carcinoid tumor in a 18-year-old man with dyspnea and chest pain. Additional tests were done, identifying in the chest roentgenogram a complete left pneumothorax with persistent leak, which was confirmed by computed tomography of the chest, and also finding an endobronchial lesion that limited the complete reexpansion of the left lung. Surgical excision was performed, and the lesion was identified as a typical bronchial carcinoid, with satisfactory outcome after the intervention.

Keywords: 15.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biopsy
Bronchial Neoplasms / complications*
Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnosis
Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
Bronchoscopy
Carcinoid Tumor / complications*
Carcinoid Tumor / diagnosis
Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Pneumonectomy / methods*
Pneumothorax / diagnosis
Pneumothorax / etiology*
Pneumothorax / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed