Bronchoplasty for bronchial carcinoid tumor without removing lung parenchyma

• Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 54; no. 8; pp. 345 - 347
• Main Authors: Uchino, Kazuya, Okada, Morihito, Sakamoto, Toshihiko, Yuki, Tsuyoshi, Mimura, Takeshi, Tsubota, Noriaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Bronchi - surgery; Bronchial Neoplasms - complications; Bronchial Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bronchial Neoplasms - pathology; Bronchial Neoplasms - surgery; Bronchial tumor; Bronchoplasty; Carcinoid Tumor - complications; Carcinoid Tumor - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoid Tumor - pathology; Carcinoid Tumor - surgery; Humans; Lung cancer; Lung preservation; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging; Pneumothorax - etiology; Pneumothorax - surgery; Pulmonary Surgical Procedures - methods; Radiography; Surgery
• ISSN: 1344-4964; 1863-6705; 1863-2092; 1863-6713
• DOI: 10.1007/s11748-006-0007-4

A 15-year-old boy was admitted with a pneumothorax of the left lung. Computed tomographic scans demonstrated a tumor 20 mm in diameter situated on the left main to upper lobar bronchus that eventually was proved to be a typical carcinoid tumor by transbronchial biopsy. We performed bronchial resection with atypical bronchoplasty, which preserves lung parenchyma in cases of s-T1N0M0 disease. The patient has had no evidence of recurrence 7 years after surgery.