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gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma

Monday 15 July 2013

neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach

Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the stomach has been recognized as a highly malignant tumor.

Reference

 Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach: morphologic and immunohistochemical characteristics and prognosis. Ishida M, Sekine S, Fukagawa T, Ohashi M, Morita S, Taniguchi H, Katai H, Tsuda H, Kushima R. Am J Surg Pathol. 2013 Jul;37(7):949-59. doi : 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31828ff59d PMID: 23759931