Gillespie J J, Luger A M, Callaway L A
Hum Pathol. 1979 Sep;10(5):601-6. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(79)80102-1.
The ultrastructure, differential diagnosis, and biologic behavior of the peripheral pulmonary spindled carcinoid tumor are reviewed. Electron microscopy is useful in distinguishing the spindled carcinoid from a variety of neoplasms with similar histologic features. The spindled morphology is a rare expression of the carcinoid tumor that is almost exclusively confined to the lung periphery. It appears that the spindled carcinoid without atypical features is fully capable of regional lymph node metastases in approximately 20 per cent of the cases.
本文综述了周围型肺梭形类癌肿瘤的超微结构、鉴别诊断及生物学行为。电子显微镜有助于将梭形类癌与多种具有相似组织学特征的肿瘤区分开来。梭形形态是类癌肿瘤的一种罕见表现形式，几乎仅局限于肺周边。似乎无非典型特征的梭形类癌在约20%的病例中完全能够发生区域淋巴结转移。
