Lung India (Jan 2009)

A case of pulmonary carcinoid tumor with concomitant tuberculosis

  • Dixit Ramakant,
  • Gupta Rakesh,
  • Yadav Ajay,
  • Paramez A,
  • Sen Gautam,
  • Sharma Sidharth

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 133 – 135

Abstract

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The simultaneous occurrence of pulmonary carcinoid tumor and tuberculosis is very rare. A case of pulmonary carcinoid tumor is described in a 35-year-old male patient who had concomitant ipsilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. The importance of dual pathological diagnosis in clinical practice is also emphasized.

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