Pulmonary Tumourlets: Case Report and Review of Literature
Agarwal, S.; Gupta, K.; Mullick, S.; Chauhan, A.; Dewan, R.K.
Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 57(4): 235-238
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-9343 PMID: 27164732 Document Number: 683486
We report a case of tumourlets of the lung associated with carcinoid and neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, found incidentally in a 30-year-old woman, who underwent bullectomy for pneumothorax. These lesions are histologically similar to carcinoid, but differ in molecular pathogenesis about which little is known. Their nature and significance is debated. Here, we point out the importance of histological, clinical, and diagnostic aspects and follow-up to have evidence of eventual malignant evolution.