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ArticleCureus2019

A Fatal Case of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Lung Cancer Metastatic to the Brain: A Case Report.

Katherine Garcia de de Jesus, Sorab Gupta, Oscar Cisneros, Md Rezaul Hoque, Ivette Vigoda

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Katherine Garcia de de JesusInternal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
Sorab GuptaOncology, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
Oscar CisnerosInternal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
Md Rezaul HoqueInternal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
Ivette VigodaOncology, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is part of lung neuroendocrine tumors. LCNEC represents an extremely rare entity with aggressive behavior and poor prognosis. Primary surgery is the mainstream of treatment, although it is rarely amenable due to local or systemic tumor metastasis at the time of the diagnosis. We present a case report of a female patient diagnosed with large cell neuroendocrine lung cancer metastatic to the brain. Noting the low incidence of the disease, the lack of relevant clinical data has resulted in a challenge in diagnosis and management.

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brain metastasislarge cell neuroendocrine carcinomapalliative radiation

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PMID31355087
PMCPMC6649918

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