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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 44-47 |
Pulmonary ossifying carcinoid – MEN in a male?
P Vaideeswar, M Bhuvan, N Goel
Department of Pathology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
P Vaideeswar
Department of Pathology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_8_20
Pulmonary carcinoid tumors are considered as low-grade neoplasms, seen as centrally located endobronchial masses or as peripheral circumscribed nodules. Calcification or ossification is a known phenomenon, but presentation as large bony mass is extremely uncommon. Herein, we report a case of ossifying bronchial carcinoid along with nodular Hashimoto's thyroiditis as incidental autopsy findings in a 32-year-old patient with a prior recent excision of pituitary macroadenoma. This association suggests the possibility of multiple endocrine neoplasia in this young male.
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