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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Primary Esophageal Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report With a Review of Presentation, Treatment, and Survival.

Zi-Han Zhou, Cheng-Hao Zhu, Hua-Zheng Wang

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zi-Han ZhouDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery The People's Hospital of QianNan DuYun China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9578-7154
Cheng-Hao ZhuDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery The People's Hospital of QianNan DuYun China.
Hua-Zheng WangDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery The People's Hospital of QianNan DuYun China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Characterized by early lymphatic metastasis, aggressive growth, and a weak prognosis, small cell esophageal carcinoma (SCEC) lacks established standard treatment guidelines. This report discusses SCEC by case study and includes a relevant literature review. A 66-year-old male was diagnosed with SCEC through computed tomography (CT), esophagoscopy, and pathological examination, presenting with multiple mediastinal lymph node metastases at diagnosis. The patient underwent chemotherapy, receiving 120 mg/m

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case reportliterature reviewprognosissmall cell esophageal carcinomatreatment

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PMID41090053
PMCPMC12515688

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