Esophageal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2022
Abstract
An 85-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a five-month history of dysphagia, productive cough, dyspnea, new-onset orthopnea, and weight loss. Thoracic CT revealed a sizeable ulcerative mass within the cervical esophagus with complete luminal obstruction. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy demonstrated large neoplastic cells with distant nucleoli. The patient was diagnosed with poorly differentiated large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and was treated palliatively with esophageal stenting and radio and chemotherapy.
Volume
14
Issue
3
First Page
23607
Last Page
23607
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Vayzband, V., Doukas, S., & Esparragoza, P. (2022). Esophageal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus, 14(3), e23607. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23607
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
35505717
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article