Calcified Liver Metastases from a Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung (Atypical Carcinoid) - A Case Report.

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Calcified Liver Metastases from a Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung (Atypical Carcinoid) - A Case Report.

Ultrasound Int Open. 2017 Apr;3(2):E89-E90

Authors: Reiter R, Maul J, Preis JC, Blaeker H, Grozdanovic Z

Abstract
Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare tumors with an incidence rate of 0.2-2/100 000 population/year in Western countries (M. E. Caplin et al. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:1604-20). They account for 1-2% of all neoplasms of the lung and constitute one-fourth to one-third of all NETs. Atypical carcinoids are far less common than typical carcinoids and predominantly occur in male smokers aged 50 -70 years. Most pulmonary NETs are asymptomatic due to their peripheral location. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice. Medical management should take hormone-related symptoms into account.

PMID: 28597001 [PubMed - in process]

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