Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case report and review of literature

Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Pulmonary carcinoids are included in the group of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) and derive from pulmonary neuroendocrine cells. The incidence of these tumors is increasing, but disease awareness remains low among clinicians. The synchronous presentation of lung cancer and mycobacte...

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Main Authors: Abdulrahman Hakami, Evita Zwartkruis, Teodora Radonic, Johannes M. A. Daniels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Carcinoid
Neuro-endocrine tumor
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Postobstructive pneumonia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0806-x

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