Primary Typical Carcinoid of The Pleura, A Rare Incidental Finding

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Anupama Sharma Diane Strollo Ernest G. Chan James D. Luketich Lawrence Crist Rajeev Dhupar

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Rajeev Dhupar
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

A B S T R A C T

Roughly 30% of carcinoids are found in the thoracic cavity, with the overwhelming majority of these being found in the lung parenchyma. We present a case of a rarely found primary pleural carcinoid incidentally diagnosed in a 73 year old male who presented with recalcitrant spontaneous pneumothorax requiring surgical intervention. The patient was taken to the operating room for a right video assisted thoracic surgery, partial pleurectomy, and talc pleurodesis. At the time of the operation, there were no abnormalities noted in the pleura or chest wall, and the patient did well post operatively. Pathologic examination of the pleura revealed a 3mm well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoid tumor. Laboratory and imaging studies did not indicate another site of tumor. The importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance is emphasized.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Thu 30, May 2019
Accepted: Tue 18, Jun 2019
Published: Thu 29, Aug 2019

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© 2023 Rajeev Dhupar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.IJSCR.2019.02.02