Pulmonary carcinoid tumourlet

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Pulmonary carcinoid tumourlet
Diagnosis in short

Lung carcinoid tumourlet. H&E stain.

Synonyms carcinoid tumourlet

LM cells with salt and pepper chromatin, usually nested architecture, no necrosis, minimal mitotic activity (see below)
LM DDx pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, typical carcinoid lung tumour, atypical lung carcinoid tumour, pulmonary meningothelial-like nodule
IHC Ki-67 ~2% (0-7%)
Gross <5 mm by definition
Site lung - see lung tumours

Clinical history often an incidental finding
Prevalence not common
Prognosis benign

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

Microscopic

Features:

  • Neuroendocrine cells - usually in nests (classic pattern).
    • Salt and pepper chromatin - key feature.
  • Size criterion: <5 mm.[3][4]
  • Must be through the bronchial basement membrane.[5]

DDx:

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A. Lymph Node, Station 4R, Lymphadenectomy:
- Lymph node, NEGATIVE for malignancy.

B. Lymph Node, Station 11R, Lymphadenectomy:
- Lymph node, NEGATIVE for malignancy.

C. Lung, Right Middle Lobe, Lobectomy:
- Typical carcinoid tumour (13 mm maximal dimension).
- Carcinoid tumourlet (3 mm maximal dimension).
- Margins clear of tumour.
- Please see tumour summary.

See also

References

  1. Bennett, GL.; Chew, FS. (Mar 1994). "Pulmonary carcinoid tumorlets.". AJR Am J Roentgenol 162 (3): 568. PMID 8109497.
  2. Ramón Capilla, M.; Arnau Obrer, A.; Navarro Ibáñez, R.; Galbis Caravajal, J.; Traves Zapata, V.; Cantó Armengod, A. (Nov 1996). "[Pulmonary tumorlet. Report of 5 cases].". Arch Bronconeumol 32 (9): 489-91. PMID 9064089.
  3. URL: http://pathhsw5m54.ucsf.edu/case7/image75.html. Accessed on: 23 January 2012.
  4. He, P.; Gu, X.; Wu, Q.; Lin, Y.; Gu, Y.; He, J. (Dec 2012). "Pulmonary carcinoid tumorlet without underlying lung disease: analysis of its relationship to fibrosis.". J Thorac Dis 4 (6): 655-8. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.06.11. PMID 23205296.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Koo, CW.; Baliff, JP.; Torigian, DA.; Litzky, LA.; Gefter, WB.; Akers, SR. (Sep 2010). "Spectrum of pulmonary neuroendocrine cell proliferation: diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, tumorlet, and carcinoids.". AJR Am J Roentgenol 195 (3): 661-8. doi:10.2214/AJR.09.3811. PMID 20729444.