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ReviewChirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)2026

[Esophageal NEN: update on diagnostics and surgical treatment].

Andreas Pascher, Jens Peter Hölzen

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Review in Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Andreas PascherKlinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Deutschland. andreas.pascher@ukmuenster.de.
Jens Peter HölzenKlinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Deutschland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) of the esophagus are rare biologically heterogeneous tumors predominantly with aggressive courses. The World Health Organization (WHO) classification 2019/2022 distinguishes between well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NET), poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) and mixed neuroendocrine/non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNEN), a differentiation with direct therapeutic consequences. The vast majority of esophageal NENs are poorly differentiated NECs with a corresponding unfavorable prognosis. The diagnostics require an extended immunohistochemical panel, synaptophysin, CgA, INSM1, Ki-67, TTF‑1 and a complete investigation of predictive biomarkers, including PD-L1, dMMR/MSI and NGS, ideally even in the primary diagnostic facility. The functional imaging depends on the histological subtype:

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyNeuroendocrine TumorsBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoplasm StagingPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorBiomarkersChemoradiotherapyEsophagusImmunohistochemical panelNeuroendocrine neoplasms

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PMID42334584

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