Targeted therapy

Intensive care medicine

Metastasis

Neuroendocrine tumors

Receptor

Neuroendocrine tumour

Lung cancer

Everolimus

Peptide receptor

Carcinoid syndrome

Internal medicine

Gastrointestinal tract

Carcinoid tumour

Oncology

Medicine

Cancer

Lung

Pathology

Current Oncology

Neuroendocrine tumours (nets) are classified by site of origin, with lung being the second most common primary site after the gastrointestinal tract. Lung nets are rare and heterogeneous, with varied pathologic and clinical features. Typical and atypical carcinoid tumours are low-grade lung nets which, compared with the more common high-grade nets, are associated with a more favourable prognosis. Still, optimal treatment strategies are lacking.

Advanced Typical and Atypical Carcinoid Tumours of the Lung: Management Recommendations