Journal of Surgery

Cristina Corina Pop Radu

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• Case Report
  Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumor with Thyroid Gland Metastasis: Case Report
  Author(s): Cristina Corina Pop RaduCristina Corina Pop Radu
  
  Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) represent approximately 20% of all primary neoplasms of the lung. Histologic confirmation is important for treatment and prognosis determination. NET are classified according to four subtypes in the lung: typical carcinoid tumor (TC), atypical carcinoid tumor (AC), small cell carcinoma (SCC), and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). TC is low-grade, AC is intermediate-grade, and SCC and LCNEC are high-grade malignancies. Case report: A 57 years old woman, affected by a cervical anterior tumor and a proliferative tissue below the glottis was referred to our Endocrinology Department from ENT service for a second opinion. An ultrasound scan of the neck showed a polynodular goiter with bilaterally lymph nodes enlargement with suspicious malignancy characters. She had undergone surgery for the cervical anterior mass and for the.. Read More»
  

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