Author/Authors :
Tabeta, Hiroshi Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Yanagisawa, Asako Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Hiroishi, Takuma Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Shikano, Kohei Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Hayama, Noriko Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Fujita, Tetsuo Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Amano, Hiroyuki Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Nakamura, Makoto Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Nakamura, Sukeyuki Department of Respiratory Medicine - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center- Chiba, Japan , Hirano, Satoshi Department of Medical Oncology - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center - Chiba, Japan , Shimizu, Shinichiro Department of Pathology - Funabashi Municipal Medical Center - Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We present a case of metastatic recurrence of carcinoid tumor accompanied by carcinoid syndrome in a 68-year-old Japaneseman, 12 years after resection of typical pulmonary carcinoid. Histopathologic examination from percutaneous liver biopsyrevealed metastatic typical carcinoid. Clinical symptoms gradually improved after administration of octreotide LAR. Two yearsafterstartingtreatment,thedisease remainswellcontrolled..iscasereportillustratesthepossibilityofantiproliferativeeffectsofoctreotide LAR on typical pulmonary carcinoid.
Keywords :
Metastatic Recurrence , Typical Pulmonary Carcinoid Accompanied , Carcinoid Syndrome , Successfully Treated , Octreotide LAR
