Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2020, Vol 36, Num, 2     (Pages: 159-163)

Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors with Massive Osseous Metaplasia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Mine ÖZŞEN 1, Ulviye YALÇINKAYA 2, Elif Ülker AKYILDIZ 2, Ahmet Sami BAYRAM 3, Gökhan GÖKALP 4

1 Department of Pathology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, ERZURUM, TURKEY
2 Department of Surgical Pathology, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, BURSA, TURKEY
3 Department of Thorax Surgery, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, BURSA, TURKEY
4 Department of Radiology, Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, BURSA, TURKEY

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2018.01457
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Bronchial carcinoid tumors are primary lung neoplasms thought to originate from neuroendocrine cells, i.e. Kulchitsky cells, in the bronchial mucosa, although the type of cellular origin has not been clearly understood. A 61-year-old male patient underwent surgery and microscopic examination of the specimen revealed an anastomosing trabecular bony structure among the nests of tumor cells with round nucleus, granular chromatin, and large eosinophilic cytoplasm. Our case has been deemed worthy of being presented as bronchial carcinoid tumor with exaggerated osseous metaplasia.

Keywords : Bronchial carcinoid tumor, Carcinoid variants, Osseous metaplasia