Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.13, sa.4, ss.270-273, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
Carcinoid tumors are a subgroup of neuroendocrine tumors and they are quite rare. They are usually located in the gastrointestinal tract and the bronchial system (gastrointestinal tract 82%, bronchial system 9%). The second most common localisation of carcinoid tumors is lungs and these comprise 2% of all lung tumors. They are low grade lung tumors that can invade regional lymph nodes. Distant metastases are very rare with a ratio of 5%. Regardless of the carcinoid tumor type, all tumours except those with distant metastases must be resected. Carcinoid tumors are seldom seen in thoracic surgery departments. In this report, we present a case which we operated for an atypical carcinoid tumor as it led to a giant mediastinal tumor metastasis and vena cava superior syndrome. Sixty-two years old man was admitted to our clinic with complaints of chest pain, dyspnea and night fewer. He had a giant metastatic mediastinal carcinoid tumor which caused a vena cava superior syndrome. The patient died eleven days after the diagnostic mediastinoscopy. Although carcinoid tumors are characterized as benign tumors, they may cause giant metastases and these cases have a poor prognosis.