Atypical bronchial carcinoid with postobstructive mycobacterial infection: case report and review of literature
Abstract Background Pulmonary carcinoids are included in the group of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) and derive from pulmonary neuroendocrine cells. The incidence of these tumors is increasing, but disease awareness remains low among clinicians. The synchronous presentation of lung cancer and mycobacte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0806-x |