Pathologic quiz case: patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Diffuse pulmonary neuroendocrine hyperplasia with multifocal tumorlets, immunoreactive to synaptophysin, associated with pulmonary emphysema

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2000 Jan;124(1):171-3. doi: 10.5858/2000-124-0171-PQCPWC.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / complications
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnosis*
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / metabolism
  • Neurosecretory Systems / metabolism
  • Neurosecretory Systems / pathology*
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / metabolism
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / pathology
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Synaptophysin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Synaptophysin