Case Report

Bronchial carcinoid tumor: findings of multidetector computed tomography angiography and virtual bronchoscopy in a case

10.5455/gulhane.19156

  • Sinan Akay
  • Bilal Battal
  • Bülent Karaman
  • Uğur Bozlar
  • Salih Hamcan
  • Ergün Uçar

Received Date: 15.07.2010 Accepted Date: 18.05.2011 Gulhane Med J 2012;54(2):168-171

Bronchial carcinoid tumors are rarely seen in adults and may remain asymptomatic for many years. In this report, multidetector computed tomography angiography and virtual bronchoscopy findings of a large bronchial carcinoid tumor that has caused chest pain, dyspnea and diaphoresis in a 21-year-old male patient are presented.

Keywords: Bronchoscopy, bronchial, multidetector computed tomography angiography, carcinoid tumor