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Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

MedGen UID:
235250
•Concept ID:
C1334364
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: large cell carcinoma of the Thymus; Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Thymus; large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Thymus; Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of Thymus; large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of Thymus; large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of thymus; Thymic Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma; thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma; Thymic LCNEC; thymic LCNEC; Thymus large cell carcinoma; thymus large cell carcinoma; thymus large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003047

Definition

A large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the thymus. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Results of treatment for thymic neuroendocrine tumours: multicentre clinicopathological study.
Ose N, Maeda H, Inoue M, Morii E, Shintani Y, Matsui H, Tada H, Tokunaga T, Kimura K, Sakamaki Y, Takeuchi Y, Fukuhara K, Katsura H, Iwasaki T, Okumura M; for Thoracic Surgery Study Group of Osaka University
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018 Jan 1;26(1):18-24. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx265. PMID: 29049806
Carcinoma Showing Thymus-Like Differentiation (CASTLE): Cytopathological Features and Differential Diagnosis.
Collins JA, Ping B, Bishop JA, Ali SZ
Acta Cytol 2016;60(5):421-428. Epub 2016 Sep 17 doi: 10.1159/000448836. PMID: 27643719

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, 2023

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Etiology

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma - a rare and aggressive tumor: a case report.
Boubacar E, Atsame-Ebang G, Rabiou S, Fatimazahra A, Mazti A, Sidibé IS, Tahiri L, Hammas N, Yassine O, Mohamed S, Laila C, Hinde EF
J Med Case Rep 2017 Jun 12;11(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1331-2. PMID: 28602157Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma - a rare and aggressive tumor: a case report.
Boubacar E, Atsame-Ebang G, Rabiou S, Fatimazahra A, Mazti A, Sidibé IS, Tahiri L, Hammas N, Yassine O, Mohamed S, Laila C, Hinde EF
J Med Case Rep 2017 Jun 12;11(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1331-2. PMID: 28602157Free PMC Article
Multimodality therapy for large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the thymus.
Ose N, Inoue M, Morii E, Shintani Y, Sawabata N, Okumura M
Ann Thorac Surg 2013 Oct;96(4):e85-e87. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.107. PMID: 24088498
Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of a resected case - a case report.
Ogawa F, Iyoda A, Amano H, Nezu K, Jiang SX, Okayasu I, Satoh Y
J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 Nov 22;5:115. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-115. PMID: 21092193Free PMC Article
Utilization of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of neoplastic superior vena caval syndrome.
Reyes CV, Thompson KS, Massarani-Wafai R, Jensen J
Diagn Cytopathol 1998 Aug;19(2):84-8. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199808)19:2<84::aid-dc2>3.0.co;2-n. PMID: 9702481

Therapy

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma - a rare and aggressive tumor: a case report.
Boubacar E, Atsame-Ebang G, Rabiou S, Fatimazahra A, Mazti A, Sidibé IS, Tahiri L, Hammas N, Yassine O, Mohamed S, Laila C, Hinde EF
J Med Case Rep 2017 Jun 12;11(1):155. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1331-2. PMID: 28602157Free PMC Article

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      NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, 2023

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