Neuroendocrine Cancer of the Lung: A Diagnostic Puzzle

J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Mar;11(3):e35-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Dec 24.

Abstract

Here we report the case of a pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) in which the pathological diagnosis was revised several times over the course of the patient's disease because of atypical behavior of the tumor; consequently, the patient was treated with various treatment schedules.

Keywords: Atypical carcinoid; Case report; Diagnosis; LCNEC; Lung.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / therapy
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Middle Aged