Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor
Typical carcinoid of the trachea presenting as an endoluminal polypoidal mass is a rare occurrence. Herein, we report a case of a 34-year-old female patient who presented with features of central airway obstruction. Flexible bronchoscopy demonstrated a large pedunculated growth arising from the lowe...
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| author | Vijay Hadda Karan Madan Anant Mohan Umasankar Kalai Randeep Guleria |
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| description | Typical carcinoid of the trachea presenting as an endoluminal polypoidal mass is a rare occurrence. Herein, we report a case of a 34-year-old female patient who presented with features of central airway obstruction. Flexible bronchoscopy demonstrated a large pedunculated growth arising from the lower end of the trachea near carina which was flopping in and out of the main tracheal lumen and the proximal right bronchus leading to dynamic airway obstruction. Successful electrosurgical excision (using a snare loop) of the polypoidal growth was performed using the flexible bronchoscope itself. The patient had immediate relief of airway obstruction and histopathological examination of the polyp demonstrated features of typical carcinoid (WHO Grade I neuroendocrine tumor). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-68989e8fa0dc46bb83c1dbc5925fe41e2025-02-03T01:12:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542014-01-01201410.1155/2014/349707349707Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid TumorVijay Hadda0Karan Madan1Anant Mohan2Umasankar Kalai3Randeep Guleria4Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, IndiaTypical carcinoid of the trachea presenting as an endoluminal polypoidal mass is a rare occurrence. Herein, we report a case of a 34-year-old female patient who presented with features of central airway obstruction. Flexible bronchoscopy demonstrated a large pedunculated growth arising from the lower end of the trachea near carina which was flopping in and out of the main tracheal lumen and the proximal right bronchus leading to dynamic airway obstruction. Successful electrosurgical excision (using a snare loop) of the polypoidal growth was performed using the flexible bronchoscope itself. The patient had immediate relief of airway obstruction and histopathological examination of the polyp demonstrated features of typical carcinoid (WHO Grade I neuroendocrine tumor).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/349707 |
| spellingShingle | Vijay Hadda Karan Madan Anant Mohan Umasankar Kalai Randeep Guleria Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor |
| title_full | Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor |
| title_fullStr | Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor |
| title_short | Successful Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Dynamic Central Airway Obstruction by a Large Tracheal Carcinoid Tumor |
| title_sort | successful flexible bronchoscopic management of dynamic central airway obstruction by a large tracheal carcinoid tumor |
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