Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung

ABSTRACT Bronchial carcinoids are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors. According to their pathological differentiation, they are divided into typical and atypical forms, with diverse biological behavior and aggressiveness. Bronchial carcinoids may be associated with familial neuroendocrine syndromes, suc...

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Main Authors: Alberto Busetto, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Vincenzo Verzeletti, Fares Shamshoum, Francesco Fortarezza, Federica Pezzuto, Andrea Dell'Amore, Fiorella Calabrese, Federico Rea
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Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
Series:Thoracic Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70078
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author Alberto Busetto
Giovanni Maria Comacchio
Vincenzo Verzeletti
Fares Shamshoum
Francesco Fortarezza
Federica Pezzuto
Andrea Dell'Amore
Fiorella Calabrese
Federico Rea
author_facet Alberto Busetto
Giovanni Maria Comacchio
Vincenzo Verzeletti
Fares Shamshoum
Francesco Fortarezza
Federica Pezzuto
Andrea Dell'Amore
Fiorella Calabrese
Federico Rea
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description ABSTRACT Bronchial carcinoids are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors. According to their pathological differentiation, they are divided into typical and atypical forms, with diverse biological behavior and aggressiveness. Bronchial carcinoids may be associated with familial neuroendocrine syndromes, such as MEN‐1. They can also present initially as diffuse hyperplastic proliferation of neuroendocrine foci throughout the pulmonary parenchyma (DIPNECH). Metachronous and bilateral forms are sporadic in the literature. We describe a case of a 68‐year‐old man with metachronous bilateral typical‐atypical carcinoid neoplasms. The patient was treated with a two‐stage mini‐invasive pulmonary surgery in a time frame of 5 years. This case may be unique because it features two rare and distinct pathological entities in the same patient, not associated with any known genetic mutation. Carcinoid tumors require multidisciplinary care and a collaborative approach due to their pleomorphic behavior, ensuring comprehensive management and maximizing therapeutic efficacy.
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spelling doaj-art-938dd7a8ac0e428ea476292b58f74cdc2025-08-20T02:19:04ZengWileyThoracic Cancer1759-77061759-77142025-04-01168n/an/a10.1111/1759-7714.70078Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the LungAlberto Busetto0Giovanni Maria Comacchio1Vincenzo Verzeletti2Fares Shamshoum3Francesco Fortarezza4Federica Pezzuto5Andrea Dell'Amore6Fiorella Calabrese7Federico Rea8Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Padua ItalyDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Padua ItalyDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Padua ItalyDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Padua ItalyPathology Unit, Division of Integrated Diagnostics University ‐ Hospital of Padua Padua ItalyPathology Unit, Division of Integrated Diagnostics University ‐ Hospital of Padua Padua ItalyDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Padua ItalyPathology Unit, Division of Integrated Diagnostics University ‐ Hospital of Padua Padua ItalyDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health University of Padua Padua ItalyABSTRACT Bronchial carcinoids are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors. According to their pathological differentiation, they are divided into typical and atypical forms, with diverse biological behavior and aggressiveness. Bronchial carcinoids may be associated with familial neuroendocrine syndromes, such as MEN‐1. They can also present initially as diffuse hyperplastic proliferation of neuroendocrine foci throughout the pulmonary parenchyma (DIPNECH). Metachronous and bilateral forms are sporadic in the literature. We describe a case of a 68‐year‐old man with metachronous bilateral typical‐atypical carcinoid neoplasms. The patient was treated with a two‐stage mini‐invasive pulmonary surgery in a time frame of 5 years. This case may be unique because it features two rare and distinct pathological entities in the same patient, not associated with any known genetic mutation. Carcinoid tumors require multidisciplinary care and a collaborative approach due to their pleomorphic behavior, ensuring comprehensive management and maximizing therapeutic efficacy.https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70078atypical carcinoidbilateral pulmonary tumorsmetachronous tumorsmini‐invasive surgerytypical carcinoid
spellingShingle Alberto Busetto
Giovanni Maria Comacchio
Vincenzo Verzeletti
Fares Shamshoum
Francesco Fortarezza
Federica Pezzuto
Andrea Dell'Amore
Fiorella Calabrese
Federico Rea
Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
Thoracic Cancer
atypical carcinoid
bilateral pulmonary tumors
metachronous tumors
mini‐invasive surgery
typical carcinoid
title Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
title_full Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
title_fullStr Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
title_short Bilateral Metachronous Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumors of the Lung
title_sort bilateral metachronous typical and atypical carcinoid tumors of the lung
topic atypical carcinoid
bilateral pulmonary tumors
metachronous tumors
mini‐invasive surgery
typical carcinoid
url https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-7714.70078
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