Vaideeswar P, Bhuvan M, Goel N. Pulmonary ossifying carcinoid - MEN in a male?
J Postgrad Med 2021;
68:44-47. [PMID:
33533747 PMCID:
PMC8860124 DOI:
10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_8_20]
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Abstract
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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