Sclerosing pneumocytoma with carcinoid tumorlets and neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia

Rev Esp Patol. 2022 Sep:55 Suppl 1:S44-S48. doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2020.02.009. Epub 2020 May 6.

Abstract

Sclerosing pneumocytoma is an uncommon pulmonary tumor which generally behaves benignly and occurs predominately in women. Rarely, it is associated with neuroendocrine proliferations such as hyperplasia, tumorlets and carcinoid tumors, which may be observed in relation to the tumor or in the distant lung parenchyma; the mechanism underlying this neuroendocrine differentiation is not clear. We present a case of a 33 year-old male with sclerosing pnemocytoma with coexistent neuroendocrine hyperplasia and combined carcinoid tumorlets. Taking into account the pluripotentiality of the round cells present in the sclerosing pneumocytoma, with positive staining for stem cells markers, it is possible that the different components of this neoplasia share a common origin, in accordance with previously reported findings.

Keywords: Carcinoid tumorlets and Neuroendocrine hyperplasia; Neumocitoma esclerosante; Sclerosing pneumocytoma; Tumorlets carcinoides e hiperplasia neuroendocrina.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoid Tumor* / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Male
  • Neuroendocrine Cells* / pathology
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma* / pathology