Research Article

Management and Follow-up of Patients with a Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumor in the Last Twenty Years in Ireland: Expected Inconsistencies and Unexpected Discoveries

Table 1

Characteristics of bronchial NET patients diagnosed, treated, or followed-up at our institution from 1st January 1995 to 31st December 2015 ().

Age at the time of diagnosis (mean ± SD and range)55.2 ± 16.0 years
15–82 years
Gender ( and % females, and % males)22 females (47.8%)
24 males (52.2%)
Tumor type ( and %)
Typical37 (80.4%)
Atypical5 (10.9%)
Unknown4 (8.7%)
Metastatic disease ( and %)4 (8.7%)

: number of patients, SD: standard deviation.