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==Typical carcinoid lung tumour==
==Typical carcinoid lung tumour==
*[[AKA]] ''carcinoid of the lung''.
*[[AKA]] ''carcinoid tumour of the lung''.
===General===
===General===
*Approximately 80% of lung carcinoids.<ref name=pmid20888248>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Naalsund | first1 = A. | last2 = Rostad | first2 = H. | last3 = Strøm | first3 = EH. | last4 = Lund | first4 = MB. | last5 = Strand | first5 = TE. | title = Carcinoid lung tumors--incidence, treatment and outcomes: a population-based study. | journal = Eur J Cardiothorac Surg | volume = 39 | issue = 4 | pages = 565-9 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.036 | PMID = 20888248 }}</ref>
*Approximately 80% of lung carcinoids.<ref name=pmid20888248>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Naalsund | first1 = A. | last2 = Rostad | first2 = H. | last3 = Strøm | first3 = EH. | last4 = Lund | first4 = MB. | last5 = Strand | first5 = TE. | title = Carcinoid lung tumors--incidence, treatment and outcomes: a population-based study. | journal = Eur J Cardiothorac Surg | volume = 39 | issue = 4 | pages = 565-9 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.036 | PMID = 20888248 }}</ref>
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*No necrosis.
*No necrosis.
*Low mitotic rate.
*Low mitotic rate.
DDx:
*[[Atypical carcinoid lung tumour]].
===IHC===
*MIB-1 scant staining.
==Atypical carcinoid lung tumour==
*[[AKA]] ''carcinoid tumour of the lung''.
===General===
*Approximately 20% of lung carcinoids.<ref name=pmid20888248>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Naalsund | first1 = A. | last2 = Rostad | first2 = H. | last3 = Strøm | first3 = EH. | last4 = Lund | first4 = MB. | last5 = Strand | first5 = TE. | title = Carcinoid lung tumors--incidence, treatment and outcomes: a population-based study. | journal = Eur J Cardiothorac Surg | volume = 39 | issue = 4 | pages = 565-9 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.08.036 | PMID = 20888248 }}</ref>
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Nests of cells.
**Stippled chromatin.
**Mild-to-moderate amount of cytoplasm.
*No necrosis.
*Moderate mitotic rate.
DDx:
*[[Typical carcinoid lung tumour]].
*[[Small cell carcinoma of the lung]].


===IHC===
===IHC===
MIB-1 scant staining.  
*MIB-1 moderate staining.


==Malignant mesothelioma==
==Malignant mesothelioma==
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