Prognostic Factors in Typical and Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Typical and atypical carcinoids represent approximately 2% of all lung tumors. Survival of patients with typical bronchial carcinoids, unlike the survival of patients with most lung tumors, is generally long but dependent on stage. We report the findings of the Ochsner Medical Center/Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center neuroendocrine tumor (NET) program.

Methods

A database with all patients seen at the Ochsner Medical Center/LSU NET program was queried for patients with bronchopulmonary NET. We included patients who had confirmed pathologic bronchopulmonary carcinoid and who had at least 1 clinic visit. Patients with large or small cell NETs or diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia were excluded.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ramirez RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5718446 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature