The clinicopathologic features and prognosis of esophageal neuroendocrine carcinomas: a single-center study of 53 resection cases

Abstract Background Esophageal neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are exceedingly rare and poorly understood. The aims of the retrospective study were to delineate the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of patients with the disease. Methods We performed a retrospective study containing 53 patien...

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Main Authors: Lei Ye, Heng Lu, Lin Wu, Lei Zhang, Hui Shi, Hui Min Wu, Pin Tu, De Min Li, Fang Yu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6420-8