Typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor overdiagnosed als small-cell carcinoma on biopsy specimens

Typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor overdiagnosed as small-cell carcinoma on biopsy specimens Since small biopsy fragments obtained at the time of fiberoptic bronchoscopy are commonly used for the diagnosis of lung cancer patients, a reliable and reproducible segregation of carcinoid tumors from small-cell carcinomas is mandatory to appropriate manage these patients. Complete surgical resection is the therapy of choice for carcinoid tumors, whereas small-cell carcinomas are nearly always treated by aggressive combination chemotherapy alone. The aim of the current study was to review a series of pulmon…