Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case from Saudi Arabia

Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the esophagus are very rare, and the majority are high grade (poorly differentiated). They occur most frequently in males in their sixth and seventh decades of life. There have been no concrete data published on clinical features or on prognosis. We report a case of larg...

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Autores principales: Kuriry, Hadi, Swied, Abdul Monem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: October 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4649715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26600769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000441381
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Sumario:Neuroendocrine carcinomas of the esophagus are very rare, and the majority are high grade (poorly differentiated). They occur most frequently in males in their sixth and seventh decades of life. There have been no concrete data published on clinical features or on prognosis. We report a case of large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagus in a 66-year-old Saudi female with progressive dysphagia and weight loss. Upper endoscopy revealed an esophageal ulcerated mass.

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