Difference between revisions of "Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma"
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'''Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma''', abbrevited '''LCNEC''', can be thought of as the ''large cell variant of small cell carcinoma''. | '''Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma''', abbrevited '''LCNEC''' and '''LCNE'''<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Barbareschi M, Mariscotti C, Barberis M, Frigo B, Mosca L |title=Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung |journal=Tumori |volume=75 |issue=6 |pages=583–8 |date=December 1989 |pmid=2559526 |doi= |url=}}</ref>, can be thought of as the ''large cell variant of small cell carcinoma''. | ||
These are rare tumours with a poor prognosis. | These are rare tumours with a poor prognosis. | ||
Pulmonary LCNEC is dealt with in the ''[[small cell carcinoma of the lung]]'' article. Neuroendocrine tumours, in general, are dealt with in ''[[neuroendocrine tumours]]''. | Pulmonary LCNEC is dealt with in the ''[[small cell carcinoma of the lung]]'' article. Neuroendocrine tumours, in general, are dealt with in ''[[neuroendocrine tumours]]''. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== |
Revision as of 21:10, 17 December 2020
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, abbrevited LCNEC and LCNE[1], can be thought of as the large cell variant of small cell carcinoma.
These are rare tumours with a poor prognosis.
Pulmonary LCNEC is dealt with in the small cell carcinoma of the lung article. Neuroendocrine tumours, in general, are dealt with in neuroendocrine tumours.