World Journal of Oncology, ISSN 1920-4531 print, 1920-454X online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 1, Number 5, October 2010, pages 204-207

Single Subcutaneous Nodule as Initial Presentation of Atypical Lung Carcinoid

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The subcutaneous nodule in the patient’s right axilla.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Pathology of biopsy samples from the subcutaneous nodule: (A) Hematoxylin and eosin staining; (B) Immunostaining of chromogranin A; (C) Immunostaining of thyroid transcription factor-1, a lung marker; (D) Ki-67 labeling (5-10%).
Figure 3.
Figure 3. PET/CT study: (A) Whole body PET; (B) PET/CT overlay of chest; (C) PET/CT overly of pelvis. Arrows: hypermetabolic foci on PET.