TITLE:
Comparison of Patient Survival after Resection for Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumors Compared to Other Neuroendocrine Tumors: A United States Population Study
AUTHORS:
Jay M. Bhatt, J. Nilas Young, David T. Cooke
KEYWORDS:
Lung Cancer; Carcinoid; Neuroendocrine Tumor; Thoracic Surgery
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery,
Vol.2 No.4,
December
6,
2012
ABSTRACT: Background: We hypothesized: 1) resected pulmonary typical carcinoid (TC) will show a favorable clinical pattern compared to other bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumors (BPNETs); and 2) Atypical carcinoid (AC) and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) patients will have similar outcomes. Methods: The Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result database was queried to compare demographics and tumor specific variables in patients undergoing resection for TC, AC, LCNEC and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) from 2001 to 2006. Results: Similar to LCNEC, AC patients had greater incidence of histologic positive lymph nodes compared to TC (P