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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:394-396
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Metachronous bronchial carcinoid tumor

Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy

Received 20 March 2006; received in revised form 11 May 2006; accepted 15 May 2006.

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We report a rare case of bilateral metachronous bronchial typical carcinoid tumor surgically treated. At the age of 33 years, the patient underwent, in another hospital, a left upper lobectomy for a typical carcinoid tumor. After 4 years, the patient manifested the symptoms of a new central typical carcinoid tumor located at the origin of the middle lobe bronchus and infiltrating the intermedius one. This tumor was first treated by laser therapy, but long-term follow-up evaluation with bronchoscopy revealed a local recurrence of disease. So we performed a middle sleeve lobectomy with radical node dissection.

Key Words: Bronchial carcinoid • Sleeve lobectomy • Laser therapy