Lung neuroendocrine neoplasms

2023-05-06   Yin (Rex) Hung, MD 

1.Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston

Classification

Definition

Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the lung include typical carcinoid (low grade), atypical carcinoid (intermediate grade), and neuroendocrine carcinomas (high grade) that comprise large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and small cell carcinoma. Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors demonstrate histomorphologic features indicative of neuroendocrine differentiation, along with evidence of neuroendocrine differentiation as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and/or electron microscopy. Of note, a subset of non-neuroendocrine non-small cell lung carcinomas (such as adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, and others) can express neuroendocrine markers; however, without neuroendocrine morphology, these tumors would not be considered as neuroendocrine tumors.1,2

Article Bibliography

Reference NumberPubmed IDLast YearTitleAuthors
1210438162010Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung: an update.Rekhtman N et al
2316722942019Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung: Updates and Diagnostic Pitfalls.Hung YP et al

Citation

Yin (Rex) Hung, MD

Lung neuroendocrine neoplasms

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 2023-05-06

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/solid-tumor/209131/lung-neuroendocrine-neoplasms