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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2021

Anterior mediastinal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with elevated AFP: A case report and review.

Justin Komisarof, Haoming Qiu, Moises J Velez, Deborah Mulford

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin KomisarofDepartment of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Haoming QiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Moises J VelezDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Deborah MulfordDepartment of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
University of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a rare and aggressive cancer that typically presents in the lung. The current case report describes a 56 year old male who presented to Strong Memorial Hospital with progressive dyspnea and was revealed to have a large anterior mediastinal tumor with metastases to axillary, hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes. Tumor marker results revealed an elevated plasma level of α-fetoprotein (AFP), which initially pointed towards a diagnosis of teratoma, but the tumor stained positive for neuroendocrine markers CD56, chromogranin, and synaptophysin on biopsy, consistent with LCNEC. AFP-positive tumor cells were identified, and no alternate cause for the elevated AFP was identified. The patient underwent genetic testing revealing the tumor to be ALK, ROS1, KRAS, BRAF and EGFR wild type. The patient received 6 cycles of chemotherapy with cisplatin (80 mg/m

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anterior mediastinumcase reportchemoradiationlarge-cell neuroendocrine carcinomamediastinal tumorsmall cell lung cancerα-fetoprotein

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PMID33414915
PMCPMC7783711
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