Pulmonary ossifying carcinoid & #8211; MEN in a male ?

P Vaideeswar, M Bhuvan, N GoelJournal of Postgraduate Medicine 2022 68(1):44-47 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.
Source: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Source Type: research