Surgical management of bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors: experience over 8 years and review of the literature.

Aims And Background: An increased incidence of neuroendocrine tumors in the last decade has been noticed worldwide. Our purpose was to study the characteristics, surgical approaches and outcome in patients with primary bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors.

Methods: Between 2001 and 2007, bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors were removed in 11 of a total of 287 patients who underwent surgery for primary lung malignancies in our tertiary referral center.