Carcinoid tumors of the lung
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Carcinoid tumours of the lung are a subgroup of neuroendocrine tumours of the lung, of lower grade than small cell carcinoma of the lung and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung.
For a general discussion, please refer to the article on carcinoid tumours.
Pathology
Classification
Carcinoid tumours can be divided into two groups dependent on location:
- bronchial carcinoid tumours: central lesions
- peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumours: peripheral lesions
Carcinoid tumours also can be divided into the two groups dependent on histology (requires resected specimen rather than biopsy 6) as follows:
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typical carcinoid tumours of the lung
- some reports describe this type as being more common 5
- low grade/well differentiated 4
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atypical carcinoid tumours of the lung
- less well differentiated
- more aggressive 3
-4,4
Radiographic features
Please refer to location dependent subtypes above.
-<p><strong>Carcinoid tumours of the lung</strong> are a subgroup of <a href="/articles/pulmonary-neuroendocrine-tumours">neuroendocrine tumours of the lung</a>, of lower grade than <a href="/articles/small-cell-lung-cancer-1">small cell carcinoma of the lung</a> and <a href="/articles/large-cell-neuroendocrine-carcinoma-of-the-lung">large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung</a>. </p><p>For a general discussion, please refer to the article on <a href="/articles/carcinoid-tumours-1">carcinoid tumours</a>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Classification</h5><p>Carcinoid tumours can be divided into two groups dependent on location:</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Carcinoid tumours of the lung</strong> are a subgroup of <a href="/articles/pulmonary-neuroendocrine-tumours">neuroendocrine tumours of the lung</a>, of lower grade than <a href="/articles/small-cell-lung-cancer-4">small cell carcinoma of the lung</a> and <a href="/articles/large-cell-neuroendocrine-carcinoma-of-the-lung">large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung</a>. </p><p>For a general discussion, please refer to the article on <a href="/articles/carcinoid-tumour-2">carcinoid tumours</a>.</p><h4>Pathology</h4><h5>Classification</h5><p>Carcinoid tumours can be divided into two groups dependent on location:</p><ul>
-<li>more aggressive <sup>3-4</sup>- +<li>more aggressive <sup>3,4</sup>
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- Oncology
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