title: Diagnosis and treatment of bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumours: State of the art.
abstract: Bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumours (BP-NET) are a heterogeneous population of neoplasms with different pathology, clinical behaviour and prognosis compared to the more common lung cancers. The management of BP-NET patients is largely based on studies with a low level of evidence and extrapolation of data obtained from more common types of neuroendocrine tumours. This review reflects our view of the current state of the art of diagnosis and treatment of patients with BP-NET.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Oncology , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark.
authors.forename: Elizaveta Mitkina
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Tabaksblat
authors.affiliation: b Department of Oncology , Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.
authors.forename: Seppo W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.affiliation: c Departments of Surgery C and Endocrinology PE , Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Knigge
authors.affiliation: d Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark.
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grønbæk
authors.affiliation: e Department of Clinical Physiology , Nuclear Medicine & PET, Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.
authors.forename: Jann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.affiliation: f Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery , Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.
authors.forename: René Horsleben
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: g Department of Pathology , Rigshospitalet, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark.
authors.forename: Birgitte Hartnack
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Federspiel
authors.affiliation: a Department of Oncology , Aarhus University Hospital , Aarhus , Denmark.
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ladekarl
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018761:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / Q000209:etiology; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor