The bronchopulmonary typical carcinoid tumors are often considered as non-metastatic neoplasia. The appearance of metastases is observed in 10% of the cases. We detail here studies based on the identification of the risk factors of metastases occurrence to adapt the lung surgery and lymph node dissection to the individual patient risk.
Keywords: Angiogenesis; Angiogenèse; Cancer bronchopulmonaire; Carcinoid tumor; Curage ganglionnaire; Lung cancer; Lymph node dissection; Tumeur carcinoïde.
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