Atypical Carcinoid Tumor with Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement Successfully Treated by an ALK Inhibitor.
Intern Med
; 55(21): 3151-3153, 2016.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27803410
ABSTRACT
This is the first report in which crizotinib, an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, reduced an atypical carcinoid tumor with ALK rearrangement. A 70-year-old man developed a tumor in the left lung and multiple metastases to the lung and brain. The pathology of transbronchial biopsied specimens demonstrated an atypical carcinoid pattern. Combined with immunohistochemical findings, we diagnosed the tumor as atypical carcinoid. ALK gene rearrangement was observed by both immunohistochemical (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization. He was treated with chemotherapy as first-line therapy, however, the tumor did not respond to chemotherapy. Thereafter, he was treated with crizotinib, which successfully reduced the tumors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pyrazoles
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Pyridines
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Brain Neoplasms
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan