Surgical resection for clinical stage I high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung

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Title: Surgical resection for clinical stage I high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung
Authors: Eisuke Mochizuki, Shun Matsuura, Kyohei Oishi, Koichi Miyashita, Koshiro Ichijyo, Syunya Furukawa, Miyuki Nagaoka, Shinichiro Mikura, Masaru Tsukui, Naoki Koshimizu, Shogo Sakurai, Kazuhiro Asada, Toshihiro Shirai
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2018.
Publication Year: 2018
Collection: LCC:Surgery
LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Subject Terms: Lung cancer, High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, Surgery, RD1-811, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
More Details: Abstract Background There are few reports about the factor influencing the prognosis of high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. In this study, we evaluated surgical outcome of clinical stage I high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. Methods Patients who underwent curative surgery for high-grade neuroendocrine tumors of the lung in clinical stage I were included in this study. We retrospectively analyzed 27 consecutive patients. The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical course of the disease after surgery and what factors influence the prognosis. Results Twenty-two patients have small cell carcinoma, and 5 patients have large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. Patients who could undergo surgery within 60 days after the first visit (p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1477-7819
Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1337-2; https://doaj.org/toc/1477-7819
DOI: 10.1186/s12957-018-1337-2
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/ec17bc28fed74d07b89374ea99eb67a5
Accession Number: edsdoj.17bc28fed74d07b89374ea99eb67a5
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ISSN:14777819
DOI:10.1186/s12957-018-1337-2
Published in:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Language:English