Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagus: Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of 14 cases.

BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the esophagus is a rare and highly aggressive disease but the biological features are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of NEC of the esophagus. METHODS:Fourteen patients...

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Main Authors: Akinori Egashira, Masaru Morita, Reiko Kumagai, Ken-Ichi Taguchi, Masanobu Ueda, Shohei Yamaguchi, Manabu Yamamoto, Kazuhito Minami, Yasuharu Ikeda, Yasushi Toh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5348034?pdf=render