pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy

Pulmonary tumorlets and neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia are part of a continuous spectrum of NE-cell hyperplasia, going from NE hyperplasia to carcinoid.

See also

 pulmonary tumorlet
 pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (PNECH)

References

 NEUROENDOCRINE CELL DISTRIBUTION AND FREQUENCY DISTINGUISH NEUROENDOCRINE CELL HYPERPLASIA OF INFANCY FROM OTHER PULMONARY DISORDERS. Young LR, Brody AS, Inge TH, Acton JD, Bokulic RE, Langston C, Deutsch GH. Chest. 2010 Sep 30. PMID: 20884725

 Familial neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy. Popler J, Gower WA, Mogayzel PJ Jr, Nogee LM, Langston C, Wilson AC, Hay TC, Deterding RR. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Aug;45(8):749-55. PMID: 20623780

 Persistent tachypnea of infancy is associated with neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia. Deterding RR, Pye C, Fan LL, Langston C. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2005 Aug;40(2):157-65. PMID: 15965897

 Ge Y, Eltorky MA, Ernst RD, Castro CY. Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2007 Apr;11(2):122-6. PMID: 17349572