A Case of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Colon.
- Author:
Hi Gu KIM
1
;
Jung Il LEE
;
Seok JEONG
;
Jin Woo LEE
;
Kye Sook KWON
;
Hyung Gil KIM
;
Yong Woon SHIN
;
Lucia KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords: Colon cancer; Neuroendocrine carcinoma, Large cell
- MeSH: Adult; Carcinoma, Large Cell/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography; Colonic Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography; Colonoscopy; Humans; Male; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2009;54(1):46-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon can be classified into small cell carcinoma and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. The incidence of neuroendocrine carcinoma is so low that the guideline for the treatment of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon are not established. The prognosis of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon is worse than that of conventional adenocarcinoma of the colon. We report a case of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon that treated with right hemicolectomy and 6th sequential combination chemotherapy of 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin. There has been no evidence of the recurrence or metastasis of tumor for 6 months.
