Gaetana Messina, Davide Gerardo Pica, Giuseppe Vicario, Mary Bove, Giovanni Natale, Vincenzo Di Filippo, Francesca Capasso, Rosa Mirra, Francesco Panini D'Alba, Giovanni Conzo, Tecla Della Posta, Noemi Maria Giorgiano, Giovanni Vicidomini, Damiano Capaccio, Valentina Peritore, Leonardo Teodonio, Claudio Andreetti, Erino Angelo Rendina, Alfonso Fiorelli
INTRODUCTION: Bronchial carcinoid (BC) tumors represent between 1% and 5% of all lung cancers and about 20-30% of carcinoid tumors; they are classified into two groups: typical and atypical bronchial carcinoids. The aim of the present study was to review the results of endoscopic treatments as an alternative to surgical treatment in selected patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a retrospective and multicentric study, in which all data were reviewed for patients with BC in the central airways, referred to the Thoracic Surgery Units of Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples and Sant'Andrea Hospital in Rome between October 2012 and December 2022 Overall, 35 patients, 13 of whom were female, were included in the study (median age, 53 years; range, 29-75 years)...
August 16, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine