Week 492: Case 2

1. Presented by Peter Illei, M.D. and prepared by Safia Salaria, M.B.B.S.

This is a 71-year-old gentleman with a small chest nodule, which has been followed on serial scans over a period of time. Recently, this showed evidence of enlargement (1.2 cm) and following a bronchoscopic biopsy showing a carcinoid tumor the patient underwent a left lower lobectomy and lymph node dissection.

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