Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2002 Dec;35(12):909-913.

Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung: A case report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea. ctsrjy@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Thoracic and Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea.

Abstract

The large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is uncommon and its diagnostic criteria was recently established as pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma. A 74-year-old man who was a heavy smoker without symptoms was presented with a lung mass in right lower lobe. He was diagnosed as having large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma by needle biopsy. He was treated with right lower lobe lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. We experienced one case of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung and report it with reference.

Keyword

Lung neoplasm; Neuroendocrine neoplasm; Carcinoma, large cell

MeSH Terms

Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Large Cell
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Lung*
Lymph Node Excision
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