title: Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) in association with an adenocarcinoma: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) is a rare disorder and information on this disease is limited, especially with regard to its management and prognosis. It has become generally accepted that DIPNECH is a precursor lesion to pulmonary carcinoid tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we report on a 60-year-old female patient with DIPNECH and an associated pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case contributes to a better understanding of the disorder and its associated pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. arne.warth@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warth
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herpel
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmähl
authors.forename: Konstantina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Storz
authors.forename: Philipp A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schnabel