Bronchial carcinoid, unusual manifestation: a case report

Belicová, Margita; Prídavková, Dana; Jankovičová, Veronika; Balážová, Katarína; Mokáň, Marián

doi:10.21037/jxym.2019.09.02

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“…Metastatic tumor spread in the liver circumvents the hepatic inactivation of these substances and leads to the development of carcinoid syndrome. Rarely, bronchial and ovarian carcinoids can release hormones directly into the systemic circulation, thereby producing symptoms in the absence of liver metastasis[ 4 ]. Carcinoid syndrome-associated diarrhea is, as in our patient, unspecific and usually described as intermittent and sporadic.…”

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“…Typical bronchial carcinoids rarely metastasize and have an excellent prognosis even when regional lymph nodes are involved[ 2 ]. Surgery has been reported to provide a 5- and 10-year survival rate of > 90% for typical pulmonary carcinoids and is the treatment of choice[ 4 ].…”

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“…Bronchial carcinoids commonly present with recurrent pneumonitis, cough, fever, and hemoptysis due to their central origin and hypervascularity[ 1 ]. Rarely, patients may present with features of carcinoid syndrome, a term applied to a collection of symptoms that are associated with the secretion of vasoactive substances by carcinoid tumors[ 3 , 4 ]. The main symptoms of carcinoid syndrome are cutaneous flushing, diarrhea, bronchospasms and, ultimately, carcinoid heart disease[ 3 ].…”

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Delayed passage of meconium or constipation during the perinatal period is traditionally regarded as a signal to initiate further work up to evaluate for serious diagnoses such as Hirschsprung’s disease (HD), meconium ileus due to Cystic Fibrosis, etc. The diagnosis of HD particularly warrants invasive testing to confirm the diagnosis, such as anorectal manometry or rectal suction biopsy. What if there was another etiology of perinatal constipation, that is far lesser known? Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is often diagnosed in infants within the first few weeks of life, however, there are studies that show that the CMPA allergen can be passed from mother to an infant in-utero, therefore allowing symptoms to show as early as day one of life. The presentation is more atypical, with perinatal constipation rather than with bloody stools, diarrhea, and vomiting. The diagnosis and management would be avoidance of cow's milk protein within the diet, with results and symptom improvement in patients immediately. Therefore, we discuss whether an alternative pathway to address perinatal constipation should be further discussed and implemented to potentially avoid invasive techniques in patients. This entails first ruling out CMPA with safe, noninvasive techniques with diet modification, and if unsuccessful, then moving forward with further diagnostic modalities.

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confidence: 99%