Journal article
A 30-year-old woman with only right-sided asthma?
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, Vol.58(2), pp.120-122
03/2010
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185736
PMID: 20333578
Abstract
Centrally located endobronchial tumors present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman presenting with nonspecific respiratory symptoms and wheezing, who was initially diagnosed with asthma, but eventually was found to have a non-secreting typical carcinoid tumor of the right main bronchus. Surgical management with isolated resection of the right main bronchus allowed us to avoid any parenchymal loss. This case is an instructive example showing that not every wheeze is asthma, especially if the wheezing is unilateral. The excellent long-term outcome of our patient highlights the fact that for central carcinoids, parenchyma-saving resection together with systematic lymphadenectomy should be considered the standard surgical procedure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A 30-year-old woman with only right-sided asthma?
- Creators
- S Bölükbas - Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Horst Schmidt Klinik, Wiesbaden, Germany. servet_boeluekbas@web.deM EberleinJ Schirren
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, Vol.58(2), pp.120-122
- DOI
- 10.1055/s-0029-1185736
- PMID
- 20333578
- ISSN
- 0171-6425
- eISSN
- 1439-1902
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2010
- Academic Unit
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094582102771
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