Coexistence of carcinoid tumor and adenocarcinoma of the lung; morphological, immunohistochemical and genetic analyses, a case report

• Main Authors: Chihiro Inoue (Author), Sachiko Konosu-Fukaya (Author), Kazuhiro Murakami (Author), Ryoko Saito-Koyama (Author), Hirofumi Watanabe (Author), Hideki Mitomo (Author), Naoya Ishibashi (Author), Takafumi Sugawara (Author), Toshiharu Tabata (Author), Hironobu Sasano (Author), Yasuhiro Nakamura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Pulmonary carcinoid tumors rarely coexist with non-small cell lung carcinoma, and only nine cases have been reported previously. The pathogenesis and origin of these combined tumors remain unclear because of its rarity. Case presentation We examined two cases of adenocarcinoma co...