Carcinoid of lungs

Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of lung 

Updated: 10/15/2020

© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

General features
  • Well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasm
  • Locally invasive, rarely metastasizes
  • more common in female, age <60
  • May have MEN1 mutation
  • NOT related to smoking
Key clinical features
  • May be asymptomatic
  • Symptoms of bronchial obstruction
  • Presentations associated with hormone production
Key morphological features
Markers
  • Positive: Cytokeratin
  • Positive for neuroendocrine markers: CD56, neuron specific enolase, chromogranin, synaptophysin
  • Negative: CD45 and other lymphocytic markers
Treatment
  • Excision


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