Extra‐pulmonary primary small‐cell neuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the duodenum: rare tumor, unusual location

Small‐cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is a high‐grade carcinoma rarely encountered in extra‐pulmonary sites. A 40‐year‐old lady presented with epigastric pain and was noted to have an ulcerated small‐cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in her duodenum with liver metastases. She underwent palliative chemothe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aamir, Muhammad Awais, Sahebally, Shaheel Mohammad, Gyorffy, Hajnalka, Aremu, Muyiwa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1267
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Sumario:Small‐cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is a high‐grade carcinoma rarely encountered in extra‐pulmonary sites. A 40‐year‐old lady presented with epigastric pain and was noted to have an ulcerated small‐cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in her duodenum with liver metastases. She underwent palliative chemotherapy but unfortunately passed away. Duodenal SCNC is an unusual malignancy with an aggressive phenotype.

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