Difference between revisions of "Pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia"
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*[[Carcinoid tumourlet]] - extends beyond the basement membrane and less than 5 mm in maximal dimension. | *[[Carcinoid tumourlet]] - extends beyond the basement membrane and less than 5 mm in maximal dimension. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Neuroendocrine tumours]]. | |||
*[[Neuroendocrine markers]]. | |||
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Revision as of 18:55, 25 September 2015
Pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia is a proliferation of neuroendocrine cells confined by the bronchial basement membrane.
General
- Common.
Microscopic
Features:
- Neuroendocrine cells.
- Salt and pepper chromatin.
- Arranged linearly along the bronchus - confined by the basement membrane.[1]
DDx:
- Carcinoid tumourlet - extends beyond the basement membrane and less than 5 mm in maximal dimension.
See also
References
- ↑ 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.