Esophageal Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Preferred Label : Esophageal Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma;

NCIt synonyms : Esophageal Large Cell NEC;

NCIt definition : An aggressive high-grade carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the esophagus and is composed of malignant large cells. The mitotic count is more than 20 per 2 mm2 and/or the Ki-67 index is more than 20%.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C95620;

UMLS CUI

C2987263;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Large Osteoclastic Giant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Small Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease excludes normal cell origin
- Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Aggressive Clinical Course [NCIt concept]
- Dysphagia [NCIt concept]
- Neuron-Specific Enolase Positive Neoplastic Cells Present [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Lung [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Esophagus [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Glandular Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Intermediate Grade Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Low Grade Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Low Mitotic Activity [NCIt concept]
- Squamous Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Well Differentiated Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Endocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Large Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Large Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Endocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Neuroendocrine Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Endocrine Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Expression of Neuroendocrine Markers Present [NCIt concept]
- High Mitotic Activity [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Necrotic Change [NCIt concept]
- Neuroendocrine Differentiation [NCIt concept]
- Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Severe Cytologic Atypia [NCIt concept]
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- High Grade [NCIt concept]
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- Endocrine Cell of the Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Esophageal Epithelium [NCIt concept]
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- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Esophagus [NCIt concept]
- Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction [NCIt concept]

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