[Bronchial carcinoids (author's transl)]

Of 35 patients with bronchial carcinoids seen at the Kantonsspital Zürich during 16 years, 33 underwent an operative resection. The endoscopic resection is not recommended because of the risk of hemorrhage recurrence, and that this operation results in only partial removal of carcinoids which develop extrabronchially. It is concluded that bronchial carcinoids are potentially malignant tumours and that resection should be most radical if they show recurrence, invasive growth or metastases. Controls are necessary for a long period of time because even in presence of metastases the growth is very slow.