CASE REPORT
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor
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Yüzüncü Yıl University Medical Faculty,Department of Internal Medicine, Van, Turkey
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Yüzüncü Yıl University Medical Faculty,Department of Radiation Oncology, Van, Turkey
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Selçuk University Medical Faculty, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Konya, Turkey
Online publication date: 2005-01-15
Publication date: 2005-01-15
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Mehmet Sayarlıoğlu
Yüzüncü Yıl University, Medical Faculty, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Van, Turkey
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Eur J Gen Med 2005;2(1):35-38
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ABSTRACT
A 40-year old woman was admitted with a history of elbow, wrist, knee pain and prolonged morning stiffness. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosed before five years, had been treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and low dose corticosteroid. On hospital admission, routine chest x-ray showed a 4x4 cm solitary mass in the right pulmonary. A diagnostic thoracotomy was performed. The histological examination showed a typical carcinoid tumor. This is the third carcinoid tumor case reported to be associated with RA.