Bronchoscopic management of endobronchial carcinoid presenting as asthma Mimic

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Ayman RizkHatem Elmallawany

Abstract

We report a 25-year-old woman with persistent dyspnea and wheezes that had been unsuccessfully treated with inhaled beta 2-agonists and steroids for about one year. Spirometry demonstrated a restrictive pattern. Chest CT demonstrated polypoidal lesion in left main bronchus. The lesion was excised via rigid bronchoscopy. Pathology showed a picture of typical bronchial carcinoid. In this patient, due to the lack of awareness, diagnosis of carcinoid was delayed for one year.

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surgical resection

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