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12719884

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-18
pubmed:abstractText
Carcinoid tumors are relatively rare neuroendocrine malignancies with an indolent clinical behavior. The majority of cases arise within the gastrointestinal tract, but they may also be encountered in other organs such as the bronchial system. While occurrence of carcinoid tumors has been reported in association with the multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I syndrome, no clear-cut risk factors have been established for the development of these malignancies. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a pulmonary carcinoid in 2001 after having undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in 1997. This is the first case report of a carcinoid tumor following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. At the moment, however, an association with CML as well as a causative role of transplantation and intake of immunosuppressants remains speculative. Apart from highlighting the occurrence of a carcinoid in this setting, our case again underscores the importance of nuclear medicine methods, i.e., somatostatin receptor scintigraphy, in staging and follow-up of patients with carcinoid tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0939-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
374-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Occurrence of a pulmonary carcinoid following allogeneic stem cell transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Oncology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. wolfgang.fiebiger@akh-wien.ac.at
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports