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'''Pulmonary carcinoid tumourlet''', also '''carcinoid tumourlet''', is a small benign proliferation of Kulchitsky cells. | {{ Infobox diagnosis | ||
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| Synonyms = carcinoid tumourlet | |||
| Micro = cells with salt and pepper chromatin, usually nested architecture, no necrosis, minimal mitotic activity (see below) | |||
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| LMDDx = [[typical carcinoid lung tumour]], [[atypical lung carcinoid tumour]] | |||
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| IHC = Ki-67 ~2% (0-7%) | |||
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| Gross = <5 mm by definition | |||
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| Site = [[lung]] - see ''[[lung tumours]]'' | |||
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| Clinicalhx = often an incidental finding | |||
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| Prevalence = not common | |||
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| Prognosis = benign | |||
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'''Pulmonary carcinoid tumourlet''', also '''carcinoid tumourlet''', is a small benign proliferation of Kulchitsky cells. | |||
The entity is separated from the ''[[typical lung carcinoid tumour]]'' by size. Carcinoid tumourlets are < 5 mm, typical lung carcinoid tumours are >=5 mm. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||