Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Pulmonary carcinoid tumor
HP:0030445
What it means
A malignant neuroendocrine tumor of the lung. According to histopathologic criteria (WHO 2004), carcinoids are divided into four groups i.e. typical and atypical carcinoids, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and small cell lung carcinoma.
Rare diseases that can present with this6
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Lung carcinoid tumor · Lung carcinoid tumour · Pulmonary carcinoid tumour
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