Farrukh Iqbal, Tanzeel Qurrat Ijaz, Kamran Zafar.
Bronchial carcinoid - case report and review of the subject.
Proceeding Shaikh Zayed Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;18(2):115-21.

Carcinoid tumours are rare entity but carcinoid syndrome is even more uncommon. These tumours arise from neuro-endocrine cells of the fore- mid- and hind-gut and produce a number of substances, the most important is serotonin. Bronchial carcinoid tumours are rare and account for 2.5% of all pulmonary tumours. Two cases of bronchial carcinoid are reported with different presentations and a review of the subject is discussed.

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