The role of surgery for atypical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumor: Development and validation of a model based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database

Objectives The rarity of atypical carcinoid (AC) of lung and the lack of prospective clinical trials lead to limited knowledge of its biology, treatment information and prognosis. The current study analyzed AC patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to better understand the clinical characteristics of this disease and build a prognostic nomogram for clinical practice. Materials and methods A total of 507 AC...