"Carcinoid tumorlets". Case report and review of the literature.
It is reported a case of "carcinoid tumorlets" of the lung, in a 63-year-old woman, who underwent surgery for a breast cancer. These lesions are histologically similar with carcinoid, but different for clinical evolution. They are benign lesions generally without metastasis. The authors point out the importance of histological, clinical and diagnostical aspects, and the follow-up of patients in order to have evidence of the eventual malignant evolution.
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Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Terapie Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
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Rinaldi
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy