Neuroendocrine carcinoma

Small bowel (small intestine)
Carcinoma
Neuroendocrine carcinoma

Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 21 February 2018, last major update August 2012

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PubMed Search: Neuroendocrine carcinoma[TIAB] small bowel

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Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images

Cite this page: Gulwani, H. Neuroendocrine carcinoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/smallbowelNECarcinoma.html. Accessed October 19th, 2018.

Definition / general

Usually fatal

Case reports

52 year old man with collision tumor of primary adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma of duodenum (Rare Tumors 2012;4:e20)

Microscopic (histologic) description

Marked pleomorphism, large irregular hyperchromatic nuclei, prominent nucleoli, tumor necrosis, frequent mitotic figures

Microscopic (histologic) images

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Nests of small cells
with uniform round
nuclei with classic salt
and pepper chromatin