Endocrine Abstracts

We present the case of a 26 year old female who presented unusually at the age of 19 with left basal pneumonia. This was deemed to resolve on follow up chest X-ray, however she was given a diagnosis of asthma and used a salbutamol inhaler for wheeze. She re-presented with a left lower lobe pneumonia in 2018, which did not resolve with antibiotics. She was re-admitted a month later and noted to have a left lower lobe collapse. She underwent a bronchoscopy which showed a proximal tumour which was nearly fully occluding her left main bronchus. She underwent an open lobectomy which had to later be converted to a completion pneumonectomy. Histological analysis confirmed a typical carcinoid tumour. This case highlights the importance of early imaging and bronchoscopy for unexpected findings in young patients. She was not seen at the hospital for her worsening respiratory symptoms and had no lung function tests arranged. We present the imaging, endoscopic pictures, and histology of this case.