Lung carcinoid tumour

• Main Authors: Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem, How, Soon Hin, Ibrahim, Aishah, Hassan, Nurhidayah, Harun, Norra, Abdul Ghani, Fatimatulzahra
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/88386/1/Lung%20Carcinoid%20Tumor.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88386/2/MAC9_Poster%20Display_Acceptance%20Letter%20%2369.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88386/

Lung carcinoid tumor comprises 1-2% of all lung cancer however atypical lung carcinoid carry high risk of malignant transformation. Carcinoids are strongly and diffusely positive for neuroendocrine markers and commonly used markers include synaptophysin, chromogranin A, and CD56/NCAM.