Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 22 Sep 2022
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Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Al Kabbani A, Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-69214
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2 Jul 2019,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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22 Sep 2022,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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- Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumours
- Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor
- Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumors
- Atypical peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumour
- Atypical peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumours
- Atypical carcinoid tumours of the lung
- Atypical carcinoid tumours of lung
An atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor is a more aggressive variant of a pulmonary carcinoid tumor. They are less common and considered intermediate grade neoplasms and have the same “carcinoid morphology,” but with mitotic rates increased (at 2–10 mitoses per 2 mm2) where the tumor might also be punctuated with necrotic features.
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