Incidence and Prognostic Significance of Carcinoid Lymph Node Metastases

Conclusions A significant number of well-staged carcinoid patients had LN metastases. Large tumor size is a valuable predictor of carcinoid nodal disease. LN involvement was an independent predictor of worse survival. Nodal dissection in tumors >2cm and in atypical sub-type can yield important prognostic information.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research