Patel Parth, Zaher Eli A, Sqour Hasan
Internal Medicine, Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 19;15(6):e40644. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40644. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma (E-NEC) is a very rare neuroendocrine tumor. There are only a few case reports where pure esophageal NEC is found to be arising from Barett's mucosa. Here we present a case of high-grade pure E-NEC arising from Barrett's esophagus, which was metastasized to the liver at the time of diagnosis.
食管神经内分泌癌(E-NEC)是一种非常罕见的神经内分泌肿瘤。仅有少数病例报告发现纯食管神经内分泌癌起源于巴雷特黏膜。在此,我们报告一例起源于巴雷特食管的高级别纯E-NEC病例,该病例在诊断时已发生肝转移。