Composite neuroendocrine tumor and adenocarcinoma of the rectum

Abstract Background Although adenocarcinomas showing neuroendocrine differentiation or those mixed with high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) are sometimes encountered, composite tumors comprising neuroendocrine tumor (NET) Grade 1 and adenocarcinoma are exceedingly rare. Case presentation A 64-...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Kanno-Okada, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Katsuhiro Mabe, Tadakazu Shimoda, Yoshihiro Matsuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-017-0674-8