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. 1979 Nov;32(11):1100–1109. doi: 10.1136/jcp.32.11.1100

Pulmonary carcinoid tumours: a comparative regional study.

T Cooney, E C Sweeney, D Luke
PMCID: PMC1145908  PMID: 92479

Abstract

Twenty-two pulmonary carcinoid tumours (18 central, 4 peripheral) were seen in this department over an 11-year period. The majority of the tumours displayed a mixed pattern on microscopic examination, and cell-nest formation was a prominent feature in sixteen. The findings are at variance with the results of a similar series reported from Japan and suggest that there is regional variation in the tumour pattern of pulmonary carcinoids. Various aspects of the histopathology are discussed, and a causal relationship between ossification of bronchial cartilage in these tumours and locally produced calcitonin is postulated.

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