Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia: clinical characteristics and progression to carcinoid tumour
Thomas Sun, Grace Hwang, Danielle Pancirer, Kathleen Hornbacker, Alberto Codima, Natalie S. Lui, Rishi Raj, Pamela L. Kunz, Sukhmani K. Padda
Abstract
<b>DIPNECH is a rare disease that is often misdiagnosed. In this study, it primarily affected elderly white women who were non-smokers. Lung nodules could slowly progress over years to carcinoid tumours. Average growth rate per nodule was 0.8 mm per year.</b>https://bit.ly/3q1HD1k
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MedicineNodule (geology)HyperplasiaCarcinoid tumourCarcinoid tumorsLungNeuroendocrine cellNeuroendocrine tumorsNeuroendocrine tumourPathologyDiseaseInternal medicineRadiologyGastroenterologyImmunohistochemistryBiologyPaleontologyNeuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesLung Cancer Research StudiesNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments