Marc Spils, Thomas Klikovits, Dagmar Krenbek, Maximilian Johannes Hochmair, Igor Jankovic, Lisa Schulte, Tibor Krajc, Michal Benej, Vladyslav Getman, José Ruiz Navarrete, Ahmet Akan, Michael R Mueller, Clemens Aigner, Stefan B Watzka
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary carcinoids (PCs) are rare neuroendocrine lung tumors which may recur, thus worsening their otherwise favorable overall prognosis. Aiming to identify patients at risk for recurrence, we examined parameters affecting disease-free survival (DFS). METHODS: A retrospective single-center analysis of 82 consecutive patients undergoing curative intent resection for primary PC tumors between 2010 and 2019 was carried out. Kaplan-Meier method was utilized for survival analysis...
March 29, 2024: Journal of Thoracic Disease