Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) in association with an adenocarcinoma: a case report.
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.
Warth
Arne
A
Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. arne.warth@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Herpel
Esther
E
Schmähl
Astrid
A
Storz
Konstantina
K
Schnabel
Philipp A
PA