Primary esophageal small cell carcinoma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2012.01.012
- VernacularTitle:原发性小细胞食管癌
- Author:
Yuling ZHANG
;
Jing WANG
;
Hao ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Carcinoma,small cell;
Tumor markers,biological
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2012;39(1):38-41
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Primary esophageal small cell carcinoma ( PESC ) is a rare form of esophageal carcinoma which is with high degree of malignancy and early metastasis.Although the histological origin and etiology of PESC remains to largely unknown,one attractive viewpoint is that it derives from original pluripotent stem cells of esophageal mucosa.PESC have both epithelium and neuroendocrine cellular features.Neuroendocrine biomarkers including NES and Syn have been used for identification of PESC.
