Abstract:Multifocal neuroendocrine lung tumour is a rare diagnosis. Multiple lung foci of different sizes are usually apparent on chest CT scans. It is assumed that multifocal neuroendocrine lung tumours originally develop from diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH). This results in cell aggregations formed by proliferation of neuroendocrine cells that are already physiologically present in the bronchial system. If these cell proliferations break through the bronchial basement membrane, … Show more
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