| Literature DB >> 32725474 |
Morris Beshay1, Federico Gutierrez2, Beatrice Ariane Windmöller3, Christina Förster4, Fritz Mertzlufft5.
Abstract
A 27-year-old male patient presented with cough and right-sided, light thoracic pain. His physical appearance showed typical features of gigantism. Subsequently, further diagnostic work-up showed elevated level of growth hormone and a huge tumor of the right lung, identifying a typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor (TPCT). Curative surgery was performed leading to normalization of the elevated growth hormone levels few days after surgery. Two- and five-year follow-up showed no signs of recurrence. Respected to tumor size, we determined the largest TPCT to be reported in medical literature history.Entities:
Keywords: Gigantism; Lung cancer; Typical pulmonary carcinoid
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32725474 PMCID: PMC7868318 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-020-01445-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1863-6705