The significance of histology: typical and atypical bronchial carcinoids

Mariano García-Yuste; José María Matilla

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.05.003

The significance of histology: typical and atypical bronchial carcinoids

Thorac Surg Clin. 2014 Aug;24(3):293-7. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.05.003.

Authors

Mariano García-Yuste¹, José María Matilla²

Affiliations

¹ University Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid University, Avd. Ramón y Cajal N° 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].
² University Hospital of Valladolid, Avd. Ramón y Cajal N° 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.

PMID: 25065930
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2014.05.003

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess in bronchial carcinoid tumors, the prognostic factors in relation to the histology that would determine their most appropriate therapy. The histologic aggressiveness is a determining factor in tumor size and nodal involvement in these tumors. The knowledge of the histologic limits of typical and atypical carcinoid contributes to the recognition of a better valuation of the proportional significance that nodal involvement and histologic grade have in a tumor's prognosis.

Keywords: Carcinoid tumors; Histology; Metastases; SSTR tumor receptors; Surgical procedure.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology*
Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
Carcinoid Tumor / pathology*
Carcinoid Tumor / secondary
Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Prognosis