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Produced: 04/24/2026 11:11 AM
Question 20240031
Inquiry Details
References:
#1: SINQ 20081076; 20160011
#2: Pathology Outlines. Carcinoid tumorlet
Question:
Reportability/Histology: Is a diagnosis of non-lung neuroendocrine tumorlet reportable? See Discussion.
Discussion:
Patient was diagnosed March 2023 with a neuroendocrine tumorlet of the rectum measuring 0.8 mm via excisional biopsy during colonoscopy.
Prior SINQ 20160011 (stomach specific) indicates microcarcinoid and carcinoid tumors are reportable. Microcarcinoid is a designation for neuroendocrine tumors of the stomach when they are less than 0.5 cm. in size.
Is the current rectal tumor a reportable gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor if it is less than 5 mm (i.e., is a neuroendocrine tumorlet equivalent to a microcarcinoid)?
Answer:
Do not report neuroendocrine tumorlet of lung and non-lung sites. Microcarcinoid and carcinoid tumors are reportable.
Tumorlet is a tumor of neuroendocrine differentiation, defined by size < 5 mm in diameter, mitotic count < 2 mitoses/2 mm², and absence of necrosis. Microcarcinoid is a designation for neuroendocrine tumors when they are less than 0.5 cm. in size. The term "tumorlet" is used in a number of other settings, referring to small tumors (usually < 0.5 cm), and does not necessarily mean carcinoid tumor.
The term microcarcinoid tumor is not equivalent to neuroendocrine tumorlet.
