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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the anterior mediastinum.

Annalisa Montebello, Elizier Zahra Bianco, Darko Babic, Nicholas Paul Delicata, Neville Azzopardi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Annalisa MontebelloDiabetes and Endocrinology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta a.montebello@smd18.qmul.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-4233
Elizier Zahra BiancoGastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Darko BabicHistopathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Nicholas Paul DelicataGastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Neville AzzopardiGastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Mater Dei Hospital · MT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anterior mediastinal large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs) are extremely rare, extremely aggressive malignancies that carry a dismal prognosis. We discuss a woman aged 60 years who presented with a 2-month history of recurrent severe constant epigastric pain. Abdominal examination revealed massive hepatomegaly and a CT scan of the liver confirmed coarse liver lesions. Histology from a liver biopsy was consistent with a large cell (non-small cell) neuroendocrine carcinoma. A CT scan of the chest showed a large anterior mediastinal mass unrelated to the lung, suggesting that the anterior mediastinum was the primary origin of the tumour. The patient was planned to receive platinum/etoposide chemotherapy for a metastatic mediastinal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. Unfortunately, her health deteriorated, and she was unfit to undergo any further treatment. She was treated palliatively and died 2 months after the diagnosis.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Large CellCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineEtoposideFemaleHumansMediastinumMiddle AgedPrognosisEtoposideendocrine cancerend of life decisions (palliative care)radiology

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PMID34035017
PMCPMC8154970
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