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Intraoperative bronchoscopy for bronchial carcinoid parenchymal-sparing resection: a pediatric case report

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Bronchial carcinoid tumors are the most common primary pulmonary neoplasm in the pediatric population. The widely accepted treatment for carcinoid tumors is surgical, specifically aiming at being as much as conservative on lung parenchyma, while the entire tumor is resected. A brief case is described, highlighting the importance and advantages of a surgical and endoscopic combined approach.

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  1. Pediatric Surgery Department, G. Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Largo G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy

    Stefano Avanzini, L. Pio, P. Buffa, A. Pini-Prato, G. Mattioli, G. Bisio & Vincenzo Jasonni

  2. Pediatric Pulmonology Department, G. Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    S. Panigada, O. Sacco & A. Rossi Giovanni

  3. Hematology and Oncology Department, Gaslini Children’s Hospital, Genoa, Italy

    A. Garaventa

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Avanzini, S., Pio, L., Buffa, P. et al. Intraoperative bronchoscopy for bronchial carcinoid parenchymal-sparing resection: a pediatric case report. Pediatr Surg Int 28, 75–78 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-011-2940-2

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