TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the lung a critical analysis
AU - Moran, Cesar A.
AU - Suster, Saul
AU - Coppola, Domenico
AU - Wick, Mark R.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Neuroendocrine carcinomas represent an important group of primary neoplasms in the lung. During the last decades, the nomenclature of these tumors has evolved and the current use of immunohistochemical and molecular biology studies have, to some extent, expanded the conventional view of these tumors. However, the primary diagnosis of most of these lesions is performed on limited biopsy specimens, which may not translate well when one is confronted with a nomenclature that is based on resected material. In addition, for some of these specific entities, some confusion and controversy apparently remain, allowing for the proliferations of different terms that, although they may be dismissed as "semantics, " may have a role in interpretation, further subclassification, and, possibly, treatment. Herein we review current concepts regarding the classification of these neoplasms and the role of this classification in our daily practice and discuss how it may impact treatment.
AB - Neuroendocrine carcinomas represent an important group of primary neoplasms in the lung. During the last decades, the nomenclature of these tumors has evolved and the current use of immunohistochemical and molecular biology studies have, to some extent, expanded the conventional view of these tumors. However, the primary diagnosis of most of these lesions is performed on limited biopsy specimens, which may not translate well when one is confronted with a nomenclature that is based on resected material. In addition, for some of these specific entities, some confusion and controversy apparently remain, allowing for the proliferations of different terms that, although they may be dismissed as "semantics, " may have a role in interpretation, further subclassification, and, possibly, treatment. Herein we review current concepts regarding the classification of these neoplasms and the role of this classification in our daily practice and discuss how it may impact treatment.
KW - Classification
KW - Lung neoplasms
KW - Neuroendocrine carcinoma
KW - Nomenclature
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U2 - 10.1309/AJCP9H1OTMUCSKQW
DO - 10.1309/AJCP9H1OTMUCSKQW
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19141381
AN - SCOPUS:58849161896
SN - 0002-9173
VL - 131
SP - 206
EP - 221
JO - American journal of clinical pathology
JF - American journal of clinical pathology
IS - 2
ER -