PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Xenia López Contreras
AU  - Vanesa López Rodríguez
AU  - Sonia Herrero Martín
AU  - Pilar Cebollero Rivas
AU  - Jose Cascante Rodrigo
AU  - Angel Panizo
AU  - Javier Hueto Pérez de Heredia
TI  - The bronchial carcinoid tumor. Experience in our hospital
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2015.PA4299
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - PA4299
VI  - 46
IP  - suppl 59
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA4299.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/suppl_59/PA4299.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2015 Sep 01; 46
AB  - Introduction: The bronchial carcinoid tumor represents the 2% of all lung tumors showing a different behavior to other lung tumors.Objective: To analyze the behavior of bronchial carcinoid tumors in our environment.Methods: A retrospective observational study over a period of 20 years (1994-2014) of patients diagnosed with carcinoid tumor in our hospital. Data was obtained from the clinical records: clinical, pathological, diagnostic method and survival.Results: 69 patients. 66% male, mean age 54,6 years. 35% smoker, 38 % ex smoker, 27% no smoker. 56 (81%) typical, 13 (19%) atypical carcinoid tumor. The mean greatest pathologic dimension was 21 ±10 mm; results were not significantly different between typical and atypical (p =0,075)Symptoms at diagnosis: asymptomatic 36, recurrent infection 10, hemoptysis 7, cough 6. It was found that there was a consistent location of tumors. 82% of these tumors were endobronchial in origin.Diagnostic methods: bronchoscopy 35 (51%), intraoperative biopsy 40 (28%) and transthoracic puncture in 6 (9%). The most frequent surgical procedures were lobectomy with lymphadenectomy in 28 patients (40,6%), lobectomy, 25 patients (36%), bilobectomy 9 (13%). YearsTypicalAtypicalPatients (%)5561066 (95)1049958 (84)1547956 (81)The survival time intervalsDuring this period there was a mortality of 13 cases (19%) on which 4 (6%) were associated with tumor recurrence; being 1 of the group of typical and atypical 3.Conclusions: In most cases the patients did not have symptoms at diagnosis Bronchoscopy was the most frequent diagnosis method Lobectomy with lymphadenectomy was the intervention in the highest percentage of cases.