Ahmed T H, Esmail A, Calligaro G, Dheda K
Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town Lung Institute and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun 21;24(2). doi: 10.7196/SARJ.2018.v24i2.209. eCollection 2018.
Bronchial carcinoid tumours (BCTs) arise from the neuroendocrine cells of the bronchial epithelium known as Kulchitsky cells. They represent ~25% of all carcinoid tumours, usually have a central distribution, and present with features of bronchial obstruction. They are the most common lung malignancy in children. Here we report the case of a 14-year-old girlwith chronic respiratory symptoms and left lung collapse due to bronchial carcinoid. The differential diagnosis of segmental, lobar or total lung collapse in a young person also includes mucus plugging or foreign body aspiration.
支气管类癌肿瘤（BCTs）起源于支气管上皮的神经内分泌细胞，即库尔契茨基细胞。它们约占所有类癌肿瘤的25%，通常分布于中央，表现为支气管阻塞的特征。它们是儿童中最常见的肺部恶性肿瘤。在此，我们报告一例14岁女孩因支气管类癌出现慢性呼吸道症状和左肺萎陷的病例。年轻人节段性、大叶性或全肺萎陷的鉴别诊断还包括黏液阻塞或异物吸入。
