Pulmonary Peripheral Carcinoids after Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia and Tumorlets: Report of 3 Cases

Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) and tumorlets are neuroendocrine cells proliferations smaller than 5 mm. The former confines to bronchial/bronchiolar wall, while the latter broke through epithelial basement membrane. The authors present 3 cases of DIPNECH and t...

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Main Authors: Carlos Abrantes, Rui Caetano Oliveira, Joana Saraiva, João Bernardo, Lina Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/851046
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