Abstract
A 15-year-old boy was admitted with a pneumothorax of the left lung. Computed tomographic scans demonstrated a tumor 20 mm in diameter situated on the left main to upper lobar bronchus that eventually was proved to be a typical carcinoid tumor by transbronchial biopsy. We performed bronchial resection with atypical bronchoplasty, which preserves lung parenchyma in cases of s-T1N0M0 disease. The patient has had no evidence of recurrence 7 years after surgery.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Bronchi / surgery*
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Bronchial Neoplasms / complications
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Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology
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Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery*
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Carcinoid Tumor / complications
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Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging
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Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
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Carcinoid Tumor / surgery*
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Humans
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Male
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Neoplasm Staging
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Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumothorax / etiology
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Pneumothorax / surgery
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Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / methods*
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Radiography