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dc.contributor.authorPapaxoinis, Georgios
dc.contributor.authorLamarca, Angela
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, A M
dc.contributor.authorMansoor, Was
dc.contributor.authorNonaka, D
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-12T19:52:01Z
dc.date.available2018-07-12T19:52:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-16
dc.identifier.citationClinical and pathologic characteristics of pulmonary carcinoid tumors in central and peripheral locations. 2018, Endocr Patholen
dc.identifier.issn1559-0097
dc.identifier.pmid29770932
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12022-018-9530-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/621097
dc.description.abstractPulmonary carcinoid tumors occur in both central and peripheral locations, and some differences in clinico-pathological features have long been observed. We investigated a large number of resected carcinoid tumors with the aim to further define the characteristics of tumors from both locations. One hundred sixty-six resected carcinoid tumors of the lung were analyzed for a variety of clinical and pathologic features, including histology subtype, mitotic rate, Ki67 index, necrosis, invasive pattern, architectural pattern, cell morphology, sustentacular cells, neuroendocrine hyperplasia, and orthopedia homeobox protein (OTP) and TTF-1 immunohistochemical expressions. Unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis suggested three clusters as the best solution using TTF-1 and OTP expression: TTF-1-positive and OTP-positive tumors as cluster 1, TTF-1-positive but OTP-negative as cluster 2, and TTF-1-negative and OTP-negative as cluster 3. Cluster 1 was characterized by peripheral location, presence of spindle cell component, presence of sustentacular cells, female predominance, and strong association with neuroendocrine hyperplasia. Cluster 2 was characterized by central location, polygonal cell morphology, acinar growth pattern in a subset of tumors, and only rare association with neuroendocrine hyperplasia. Cluster 3 consisted of more aggressive tumors with more heterogeneous pathologic features. Tumors showed polygonal cell morphology and acinar growth pattern. Occurrence of neuroendocrine hyperplasia was exceptional. Our study confirmed distinct characteristics of central and peripheral type carcinoid. An important difference was a strong association of the peripheral tumor with neuroendocrine hyperplasia while such an association in central tumors was negligible. The tumor location might be relevant for pathobiology of lung carcinoid tumors.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Endocrine pathologyen
dc.titleClinical and pathologic characteristics of pulmonary carcinoid tumors in central and peripheral locations.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UKen
dc.identifier.journalEndocrine Pathologyen
refterms.dateFOA2018-12-17T15:27:18Z
html.description.abstractPulmonary carcinoid tumors occur in both central and peripheral locations, and some differences in clinico-pathological features have long been observed. We investigated a large number of resected carcinoid tumors with the aim to further define the characteristics of tumors from both locations. One hundred sixty-six resected carcinoid tumors of the lung were analyzed for a variety of clinical and pathologic features, including histology subtype, mitotic rate, Ki67 index, necrosis, invasive pattern, architectural pattern, cell morphology, sustentacular cells, neuroendocrine hyperplasia, and orthopedia homeobox protein (OTP) and TTF-1 immunohistochemical expressions. Unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis suggested three clusters as the best solution using TTF-1 and OTP expression: TTF-1-positive and OTP-positive tumors as cluster 1, TTF-1-positive but OTP-negative as cluster 2, and TTF-1-negative and OTP-negative as cluster 3. Cluster 1 was characterized by peripheral location, presence of spindle cell component, presence of sustentacular cells, female predominance, and strong association with neuroendocrine hyperplasia. Cluster 2 was characterized by central location, polygonal cell morphology, acinar growth pattern in a subset of tumors, and only rare association with neuroendocrine hyperplasia. Cluster 3 consisted of more aggressive tumors with more heterogeneous pathologic features. Tumors showed polygonal cell morphology and acinar growth pattern. Occurrence of neuroendocrine hyperplasia was exceptional. Our study confirmed distinct characteristics of central and peripheral type carcinoid. An important difference was a strong association of the peripheral tumor with neuroendocrine hyperplasia while such an association in central tumors was negligible. The tumor location might be relevant for pathobiology of lung carcinoid tumors.


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