Journal article
Diffuse Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia Involving the Chest Wall
The Annals of thoracic surgery, Vol.97(1), pp.333-335
01/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.139
PMID: 24384190
Abstract
Diffuse pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) is characterized by a diffuse hypertrophy of neuroendocrine cells along the distal bronchioles. This condition is characterized by obstructive lung physiology and the development of small carcinoid tumors. We present a case of DIPNECH in a patient undergoing surgery for a primary lung adenocarcinoma. Interestingly, the chest wall also demonstrated involvement of DIPNECH indicated by the presence of small carcinoid tumors. The absence of any lung carcinoid tumor greater than 5 mm and the absence of lymph node metastases render the chest wall involvement unlikely to represent metastatic disease.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diffuse Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia Involving the Chest Wall
- Creators
- Adnan M. Al-Ayoubi - Medical University of South CarolinaJonathan S. Ralston - Medical University of South CarolinaS. Russ Richardson - Medical University of South CarolinaChadrick E. Denlinger - Medical University of South Carolina
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Annals of thoracic surgery, Vol.97(1), pp.333-335
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.139
- PMID
- 24384190
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
- eISSN
- 1552-6259
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984701824302771
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