TABLE 2

Demographics of Study Cohort (n = 38)

CharacteristicParametern%
Total38100
SexMale1539
Female2361
Age (y)Median66
Range28–81
Primary siteLung38100
Grade for bronchial NENTypical carcinoid924
Atypical carcinoid2258
LCNEC38
SCNEC13
Unknown*38
Mitotic countMedian3.5
Range0–50
Ki-67 indexMedian15
Range1–80
NecrosisYes1642
No1129
Unknown1139
Site of metastasisLungs1950
Lymph nodes1950
Liver2155
Bone2361
Brain411
Other1132
Extrahepatic diseaseYes3695
No25
Received PRRTYes1950
No1950
  • * Of these 3 cases, 2 were well-differentiated NEN without specific comment on histologic report as to whether this represented typical or atypical carcinoid. One was mixed high-grade and low-grade NEN.

  • Other sites of disease included peritoneum (4 patients), pancreas (3 patients), adrenal glands (2 patients), pericardium (1 patient), and ovary (1 patient).

  • LCNEC = large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; SCNEC = small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma.