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Review
. 2013 Oct 25:6:1533-7.
doi: 10.2147/OTT.S32464.

Focus on treatment of lung carcinoid tumor

Elise Noel-Savina  1 , Renaud Descourt
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Review

Focus on treatment of lung carcinoid tumor

Elise Noel-Savina et al. Onco Targets Ther. .

Abstract

Bronchial typical carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine bronchopulmonary tumors with a low-grade malignancy, and an atypical carcinoid is an intermediate form of these tumors. There is a lack of knowledge on the optimal treatment for these tumors. The surgical treatment of choice consists of a lobectomy supplemented by dissection. The benefit of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is unclear. Targeted therapy could be used in this condition, but there is a lack of research recommending it.

Keywords: bronchopulmonary tumor; carcinoid tumor; neuroendocrine tumor; treatment.

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Treatment of carcinoid tumors. Proposed algorithm based on the type and stage of the tumor.
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