Management of bronchial carcinoids: international practice survey among the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to assess the international practice of management of bronchial carcinoids.


METHODS
A survey designed by the Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung Working Group, was conducted among the members of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons.


RESULTS
A total of 172 centers worldwide replied to the questionnaire. General agreement was observed concerning the use of anatomic resections and parenchyma-sparing surgery, the importance of lymphadenectomy, the adjuvant regimens in N(+) atypical carcinoids and the role of surgery for local recurrences. Controversies emerged in the use of nuclear medicine imaging and measurement of serum markers and on the timing of follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
This survey provides the largest international overview of the current practice in the management of bronchial carcinoids and identifies discrepancies that could be the focus of future investigations.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Italy.
Pier Luigi
PL
Filosso
Department of Thoracic Surgery, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Torino, Italy.
Francesco
F
Guerrera
Department of Thoracic Surgery, North University Hospital, University of the Mediterranean, & University Hospital System of Marseille, Marseille, France.
Pascal
P
Thomas
St James University Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Leeds, UK.
Alessandro
A
Brunelli
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Eric
E
Lim
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain.
Mariano
M
Garcia-Yuste
Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hisao
H
Asamura
St James University Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Leeds, UK.
Konstantinos
K
Papagiannopoulos
UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Inderpal
I
Sarkaria
University of Rome Sapienza, Fondazione Eleonora Lorillard Spencer Cenci, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy.
Federico
F
Venuta
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000628:therapy*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D066231:Surgeons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
bronchial carcinoid; chemotherapy; lung; neuroendocrine tumor; practice survey; radiotherapy; surgery