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Atypical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis

Saturday, February 21, 2015

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Source Name: Journal of Thoracic Oncology

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Steuer, Conor E.; Behera, Madhusmita; Kim, Sungjin; Chen, Zhengjia; Saba, Nabil F.; Pillai, Rathi N.; Owonikoko, Taofeek K.; Khuri, Fadlo R.; Ramalingam, Suresh S.

SEER outcomes from 1973-2010 were evaluated, including a total of over 947,000 pts, of whom only 441 had atypical carcinoid tumors of the lung.  69% were women and 87% were white.  20% had stage IV disease at diagnosis.  78% of the patients underwent resection.  3-year survival was 85% for N0, 69% for N1-2, and 26% for stage IV.

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