Overdiagnosis of a typical carcinoid tumor as an adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report and review of the literature
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- 23 January 2012
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 10 (1) , 19
Abstract
Overdiagnosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors together with overtreatment can cause serious postoperative consequences for the patient. We report of a patient with a typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor, which was initially misdiagnosed and treated as an adenocarcinoma of the lung. GnrH receptors and the associated Raf-1/MEK/ERK-1/2-pathway are potential targets for analogs in cancer treatment. We suspected a correlation between the lack of tumor growth, application of leuprolide and the Raf-1/MEK/ERK-1/2-pathway. Therefore, we examined GnrH receptor status in the examined specimen.Keywords
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