Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor with Elevated Serum ProGRP;Report of a Case

Tomohito Tarukawa; Katsutoshi Adachi

Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor with Elevated Serum ProGRP;Report of a Case

Tomohito Tarukawa
, Katsutoshi Adachi

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Abstract

We report a case of an atypical pulmonary carcinoid with high serum ProGRP. A 78-year-old man was found to have an abnormal shadow by a chest X-ray. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a solitary pulmonary nodule in the right middle lobe, which was homogeneous, well demarcated, and round. The level of serum ProGRP was elevated to 104.6 pg/ml (normal<81 pg/ml). The nodule was suspected to be a pulmonary carcinoid tumor, and a right middle lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was an atypical pulmonary carcinoid. Pro-GRP decreased to be normal level 5 month after operation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	236-239
Number of pages	4
Journal	Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Volume	71
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 01-03-2018
Externally published	Yes

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General Medicine

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