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Typical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung: A Case Report Demonstrating Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis.

  • Naveen Kulkarni1
  • Ronda Albrecht1
  1. 1Thoracic Surgery, Henry Ford Jackson Hospital, Jackson, USA.
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Abstract

Typical lung carcinoid tumors are classified as well-differentiated, low-grade (G1) neuroendocrine neoplasms. This case study details the clinical course, diagnostic complexity, and definitive management of a 41-year-old African American male diagnosed with a histologically confirmed typical carcinoid (G1) that manifested a highly aggressive anatomical phenotype. Key features included bulky multi-station ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node metastasis (N2 disease), prevalent lymphovascular invasion, and direct phrenic nerve involvement. Following definitive surgical resection (left upper lobe segmentectomy), the disease was pathologically staged as pT2a N2 M0 (Stage IIIA).

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@article{kulkarni2026typical,
  title = {{Typical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung: A Case Report Demonstrating Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis.}},
  author = {Naveen Kulkarni and Ronda Albrecht},
  journal = {Cureus},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.117647},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42999745},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Typical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung: A Case Report Demonstrating Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis.
AU  - Naveen Kulkarni
AU  - Ronda Albrecht
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/08
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.117647
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42999745
AB  - Typical lung carcinoid tumors are classified as well-differentiated, low-grade (G1) neuroendocrine neoplasms. This case study details the clinical course, diagnostic complexity, and definitive management of a 41-year-old African American male diagnosed with a histologically confirmed typical carcinoid (G1) that manifested a highly aggressive anatomical phenotype. Key features included bulky multi-station ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node metastasis (N2 disease), prevalent lymphovascular invasion, and direct phrenic nerve involvement. Following definitive surgical resection (left upper lobe segmentectomy), the disease was pathologically staged as pT2a N2 M0 (Stage IIIA).
SN  - 2168-8184
ER  -