Atypical carcinoid tumours of the lung: prognostic factors and patterns of recurrence

This report on 127 pts with atypical pulmonary carcinoid evaluated clinical and pathological prognostic features.  Recurrence developed in 25% of pts during follow-up, with sublobar resection being the only independent predictor.  Survival was related only to distant recurrence on multivariable analysis.  The authors recommend complete standard anatomical resection with radical lymphadenectomy as a the standard of care.