Carcinoid lung tumors--incidence, treatment and outcomes: a population-based study.

Objective: Few published reports have examined the incidence and outcomes for patients with carcinoid lung tumors. The aim of the current study was to explore incidence, type of surgical treatment given, and outcome for patients with typical (TC) and atypical (AC) lung carcinoids in a national cohort (Norway).

Methods: All lung-cancer patients diagnosed in the period 1993-2005 and who were reported to the Cancer Registry of Norway were identified.