Carcinoid tumors of the lung

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 12 Mar 2024

Carcinoid tumors of the lung are a subgroup of neuroendocrine tumors 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 tumors.

Pathology

Carcinoid tumors can be divided into two groups dependent on location:

Carcinoid tumors can also be divided into two histological groups (requires resected specimen rather than biopsy 6) as follows:

Radiographic features

Please refer to location-dependent subtypes above.

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