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atypical carcinoid

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atypical carcinoid
An intermediate form of neuroendocrine tumor between low-grade malignant–typical carcinoid and high-grade small cell carcinoma. See Carcinoid, Small cell carcinoma.


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The major categories of morphologically identifiable neuroendocrine tumors include typical carcinoid (TC), atypical carcinoid (AC), large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC), and small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCLC) (Table 1).
Lung Tumors With Neuroendocrine Morphology: Essential Radiologic and ... by Teri J Franks and Jeffrey R Galvin / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung include typical and atypical carcinoid, small cell carcinoma, and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.
The Demonstration of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia with ... by Mark G Carmichael and Lisa L Zacher / Military Medicine
Although typical carcinoid (TC) is closer to atypical carcinoid (AC) along the spectrum of neuroendocrine malignancies of the lung than it is to SCLC, there are prognostic differences between TC and AC.
Avoiding Underdiagnosis, Overdiagnosis, and Misdiagnosis of Lung ... by Kelly J Butnor / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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