Overview

NCI Definition: A low, intermediate, or high grade malignant neoplasm with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the lung. This category includes typical carcinoid tumor, atypical carcinoid tumor, small cell carcinoma, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, and combined carcinoma. [1]

Significant Genes in Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm

EGFR +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Neuroendocrine Neoplasm of Lung, Neuroendocrine Neoplasm of the Lung, Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
Parent(s)
Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
Children
Lung Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Lung Carcinoid Tumor
OncoTree Name
Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor
OncoTree Code
LNET

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.