Incidental postmortem diagnosis of DIPNECH in a patient with previously unexplained 'asthma bronchiale'

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 206, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 785-787

  Stenzinger, Albrecht ^a,d   Weichert, Wilko ^a,d   Hensel, Mario ^b   Bruns, Holger ^c   Dietel, Manfred ^a   Erbersdobler, Andreas ^a,e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Parkklinik Weissensee   (Germany)

^c Medical Practice   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrince cell hyperplasia; DIPNECH; Lung

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BECLOMETASONE; CHROMOGRANIN; SALBUTAMOL; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY NEUROENDOCRINE CELL HYPERPLASIA; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUNG TUMOR; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; POLLAKISURIA; PYELONEPHRITIS; SPIROMETRY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROSEPSIS;

AGED; ASTHMA; COUGH; DIAGNOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 77958496176     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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