Bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor presenting with polymyositis.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.054.
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Abstract
We present a patient with a typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor who presented with proximal muscle weakness. Laboratory analysis and a muscle biopsy specimen led to the diagnosis of polymyositis. Chest imaging revealed a bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor. Symptoms and laboratory derangements remitted after removal of the tumor. This case represents a rare report of a typical carcinoid tumor presenting with the paraneoplastic syndrome of polymyositis.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Neoplasms
- Carcinoid Tumor
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Polymyositis