Clinical characteristics analysis and literature review of pulmonary carcinoid tumourlets in 10 cases
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2014.36.019
- VernacularTitle:肺微瘤型类癌10例临床特征分析及文献复习
- Author:
Qiufang HU
;
Xiaodong YANG
;
Juan ZHANG
;
Yanhua HUANG
;
Lixue WU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lung neuroendocrine tumor;
carcinoid tumourlets;
tumourlets
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2014;(36):4909-4913
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics ,pathological features and aetiology of pulmonary carcinoid tumourlets .Methods The clinical data of 10 patients with pulmonary carcinoid tumourlets in the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from April 1976 to October 2013 were collected for conducting the retrospective analysis and combining the lite‐raute review .Results Of the total 10 patients ,3 cases were male and 7 cases are female .9 cases were accompanied by bronchiecta‐sis ,1 case was complicated with lung adenocarcinoma .The clinical manifestations were lack of specificity ,which were dominated by repeated cough ,expectoration ,dyspnea and hemoptysis .The microscopic pathological examination suggested that there were differ‐ent degrees of inflammation reaction or fibrous tissue hyperplasia .All patients had no carcinoid syndrome ,lymph node and distant metastasis .10 cases received the surgical treatment .6 cases were pulmonary hypoplasia ,in which 1 case was carcinoid tumourlets complicating pulmonary sequestration .The postoperative follow up lasted for 5 - 80 months .8 cases had no recurrence and 2 cases were loss of follow up .Conclusion For the middle‐aged women patients with bronchiectasis and poor therapeutic effect ,complica‐ting carcinoid tumourlets should be vigilant ,active surgery combined with the pathologic examination is a suitable clinical decision .
