Difference between revisions of "Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia"

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==General==
==General==
*Rare.
*Rare.
==Gross==
*Multiple small pulmonary nodules.<ref name=pmid26104490/>
DDx:
*[[lung metastasis|Metastases]].


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==

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Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia, abbreviated DIPNECH, is an uncommon lung pathology that is considered pre-neoplastic by the WHO.[1]

General

  • Rare.

Gross

  • Multiple small pulmonary nodules.[1]

DDx:

Microscopic

See typical lung carcinoid tumour

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wirtschafter, E.; Walts, AE.; Liu, ST.; Marchevsky, AM. (Jun 2015). "Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of the Lung (DIPNECH): Current Best Evidence.". Lung. doi:10.1007/s00408-015-9755-1. PMID 26104490.