Clinical analysis of 21 cases with primary bronchial carcinoid tumors / 中国综合临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical pathologic features and treatment scheme of primary bronchial carcinoid tumor.Methods Twenty-one cases with primary bronchial carcinoid tumors were selected as our subjects.Clinical information was recorded.Of 21 patients,17 cases were undergone surgery including 12 cases for lobectomy,2 cases for pneumonectomyin,1 case for pulmonary wedge resection and 1 case for egmental resection;Three cases were received adjuvant chemotherapy,1 case for adjuvant and radiation therapy and chemotherapy and 1 case for chemotherapy only.Results Histological classification showed that 7 cases were typical carcinoid,and other 14 cases were atypical carcinoid.Nine cases were TNM stage I,8 cases at stage Ⅱ,1 case at stage Ⅲ,3 cases at stage Ⅳ.All cases were performed follow-up for 5 years.Nineteen cases survived at 1st year and 10 cases survived at 3rd years survival.5 years survival rate was 23.8％ (5/21).Conclusion Surgical operation is proved to be the main method for treating bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors,and surgical radical operation was recommended.