Tumorlet emerging on the basis of bronhiectasis

Pulmonary tumorlet is a collection of cellular crusts less than 5 mm which is composed of multifocal neuroendocrin cells. They are often discovered incidentally. A 65 years old male case who underwent left lower lobectomy for bronhiectasis was presented. Multiple tumorlet on bronchiectasic basis were detected in the histopathological examination of the surgical specimen.

Bronþektazi zemininde geliþen tümörlet

Pulmoner tümörlet, multifokal nöroendokrin hücrelerinin oluþturduðu 5 mm’den küçük hücre topluluklarýdýr. Genellikle insidental olarak görülürler. Altmýþ beþ yaþýnda bronþektazi nedeniyle sol alt lobektomi yapýlan bir erkek olgu sunuldu. Cerrahi örneðin histopatolojik incelemesinde bronþektatik zeminde multipl tümörlet saptandý.