Management of Carcinoid Tumors
Detterbeck FC. Management of Carcinoid Tumors. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 89: 998-1005. PMID: 20172187, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtypical carcinoidCarcinoid tumorsBronchopulmonary carcinoidsParenchyma-sparing techniquesMainstay of treatmentN2 involvementNodal enlargementMediastinal nodesMultimodality treatmentClinical presentationDistant metastasisCentral tumorsHigh suspicionSurgical interventionStaging testsTypical carcinoidModerate suspicionCarcinoidsYounger ageTumorsMediastinoscopySignificant proportionTreatmentSuspicionCell types