The significance of histology: typical and atypical bronchial carcinoids
Mariano García-Yuste1, José María Matilla2
1University Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid University, Avd. Ramón y Cajal N° 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to assess in bronchial carcinoid tumors, the prognostic factors in relation to the histology that would determine their most appropriate therapy. The histologic aggressiveness is a determining factor in tumor size and nodal involvement in these tumors. The knowledge of the histologic limits of typical and atypical carcinoid contributes to the recognition of a better valuation of the proportional significance that nodal involvement and histologic grade have in a tumor's prognosis.
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