Carcinoid syndrome classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Based on location of tumor, carcinoid tumor may be classified into either foregut, midgut or hindgut carcinoid tumors.
Classification
Classification of carcinoid tumors is based generally on the location in the primitive gut that gives rise to the tumor:
Carcinoid tumours of the lung can be divided into the two groups dependent on histology as follows:[1]
- Typical carcinoid tumours of the lung
- Atypical carcinoid tumours of the lung
Carcinoid tumours of the lung can also be divided into two groups dependent on location as follows:
- Bronchial carcinoid tumors: central lesions
- Peripheral pulmonary carcinoid tumors: peripheral lesions
Carcinoid tumors of the ovary are divided into four main types:
- Insular type: most common and the only type that is associated with the carcinoid syndrome
- Trabecular type
- Strumal type: second commonest type
- Mucinous type (goblet cell 4)
References
- ↑ Carcinoid tumours of the lung . Radiopaedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/carcinoid-tumours-of-the-lung Accessed on September 22, 2015