scholarly journals Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Lung metastasizing to Jejunum – A rare presentation with review of Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Amit Gupta ◽  
Ashutosh Tandon ◽  
Abhay Kumar ◽  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
Usha Rani Singh

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung is not one of the commoner varieties of neoplasia found in the lungs. There are around 100 cases in literature which suggest the metastasis of various kinds of lung carcinomas to gastro intestinal tract (GIT). Metastasis of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma to small bowel is rare. This is a rare case in which the primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung presented with metastasis and perforation of small bowel.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v4i2.5370Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 4(2013) 47-50

Author(s):  
Francis Essien ◽  
Christine Persaud ◽  
David Dado ◽  
Joshua Tate ◽  
George Shahin

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) was first proposed by Travis et al. in 1991 and subsequently classified as high grade neuroendocrine carcinoma (HGNEC) by the world health organization. It is a rare tumor with unclear clinicopathologic features. Herein, we describe a rare case of LCNEC with a unique Cushing’s presentation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul E. Oberstein ◽  
Barton Kenney ◽  
Saravanan K. Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Yanghee Woo ◽  
M. Wasif Saif

2019 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. S911-S911
Author(s):  
Yiu-Ting T. Chiu ◽  
Sherif Michael ◽  
Kelli Morgan ◽  
Navid Mokhtari ◽  
Mindie Kavanaugh ◽  
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