Atypical presentation of typical carcinoid

Karim El-Kersh; Umair Gauhar; Mohamed Saad

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202870

Atypical presentation of typical carcinoid

Karim El-Kersh, Umair Gauhar, Mohamed Saad

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

Bronchial carcinoid tumours can present with symptoms of distal airway obstruction, local airway irritation or bleeding due to hypervascularity. Presentation with a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is rare. We present a case of typical endobronchial carcinoid tumour that presented with a SP. We explored the possible mechanisms of this rare presentation, especially the check-valve mechanism of airway obstruction, which was evident during the fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	BMJ case reports
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-202870
State	Published - Jan 17 2014
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

Access to Document

10.1136/bcr-2013-202870

Cite this

@article{7e5bc2f8801f46e98cb1986e83898b83,

title = "Atypical presentation of typical carcinoid",

abstract = "Bronchial carcinoid tumours can present with symptoms of distal airway obstruction, local airway irritation or bleeding due to hypervascularity. Presentation with a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is rare. We present a case of typical endobronchial carcinoid tumour that presented with a SP. We explored the possible mechanisms of this rare presentation, especially the check-valve mechanism of airway obstruction, which was evident during the fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination.",

author = "Karim El-Kersh and Umair Gauhar and Mohamed Saad",

year = "2014",

month = jan,

day = "17",

doi = "10.1136/bcr-2013-202870",

language = "English (US)",

journal = "BMJ case reports",

issn = "1757-790X",

publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Atypical presentation of typical carcinoid

AU - El-Kersh, Karim

AU - Gauhar, Umair

AU - Saad, Mohamed

PY - 2014/1/17

Y1 - 2014/1/17

N2 - Bronchial carcinoid tumours can present with symptoms of distal airway obstruction, local airway irritation or bleeding due to hypervascularity. Presentation with a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is rare. We present a case of typical endobronchial carcinoid tumour that presented with a SP. We explored the possible mechanisms of this rare presentation, especially the check-valve mechanism of airway obstruction, which was evident during the fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination.

AB - Bronchial carcinoid tumours can present with symptoms of distal airway obstruction, local airway irritation or bleeding due to hypervascularity. Presentation with a spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is rare. We present a case of typical endobronchial carcinoid tumour that presented with a SP. We explored the possible mechanisms of this rare presentation, especially the check-valve mechanism of airway obstruction, which was evident during the fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893301169&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84893301169&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-202870

DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-202870

M3 - Article

C2 - 24443340

AN - SCOPUS:84893301169

SN - 1757-790X

JO - BMJ case reports

JF - BMJ case reports

ER -

Atypical presentation of typical carcinoid

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this