Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the lung. A 10 year perspective of their classification.
Based on clinical and pathologic data, neuroendocrine neoplasms of the bronchopulmonary tract may be classified into 3 groups: bronchial carcinoid; well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (WDNC); poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma. The criteria of classification and the problems of multidirectional differentiation are discussed in detail.
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Department of Pathology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois.
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D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000473:pathology*