Synchronous bilateral typical pulmonary carcinoid tumors

A 73-year-old woman was admitted with bilateral pulmonary nodules, one on each side, which were suspected to be metastases of an unknown primary tumor. Enucleation of the lesion in the upper right lobe was performed. The histological examination showed a typical carcinoid tumor. A subsequent octreotid scan revealed high suspicion of a carcinoid in the left lower lobe as well. Formal right upper lobectomy and left lower lobectomy were performed in staged procedures. The radiological I year control with CT-scan demonstrated no further pathological lesions. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of curable synchronous pulmonary carcinoid tumors. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.