Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor and Loculated Tuberculous Empyema Coexisting in the Same Lung: A Case Report

Authors

  • Ashenafi Berhanu UoG
  • Bernard B Anderson UoG
  • Solomon Yirdaw UoG
  • Teklu Bekele UoG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20372/ejhbs.v5i1.203

Keywords:

Carcinoid, tuberculous empyema, preoperative bronchoscopy

Abstract

Carcinoid tumors of the tracheobronchial tree are rare events occurring at an incidence of 1-2% of lung cancers. The coexistence of carcinoid tumors with tuberculosis is an even rarer occurrence. We report active loculated tuberculous empyema and a bronchial carcinoid coexisting in the same lung in a 59 year old male patient. The clinical presentation with emphasis on diagnostic difficulties in dual pathologies and therapeutic options are discussed. Preoperative bronchoscopy has been recommended prior to thoracotomy in patients with tuberculosis for the identification of specific tuberculosis (tbc) related pathologies. In addition, routine preoperative bronchoscopy may have the additional benefit of detecting rare and unsuspected pathologies such as an associated carcinoid tumor.

 

Author Biographies

Ashenafi Berhanu, UoG

First year Surgical Resident at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Gondar

Bernard B Anderson, UoG

Associate Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Gondar

Solomon Yirdaw, UoG

Assistant Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Gondar

Teklu Bekele, UoG

Assistant Professor of Pathology ,College of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Gondar

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Published

2021-07-14

How to Cite

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Berhanu A, B Anderson B, Yirdaw S, Bekele T. Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor and Loculated Tuberculous Empyema Coexisting in the Same Lung: A Case Report. Ethiop J Health Biomed Sci [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 14 [cited 2024 Dec. 14];5(1):55-60. Available from: https://journal.uog.edu.et/index.php/EJHBS/article/view/203

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