Digestive System Mixed Neuroendocrine-Non-Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
Open Access
- 31 December 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Neuroendocrinology
- Vol. 105 (4), 412-425
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000475527
Abstract
Mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (MiNEN) are a heterogeneous subgroup of rare neoplasms that represent about a third of all poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (PDNEC). MiNEN combine a neuroendocrine component, usually a PDNEC, and a non-neuroendocrine component, generally an adenocarcinoma, both accounting for at least 30% of the neoplasm. MiNEN are classified as high-, intermediate-, or low-grade malignancies depending on the metastatic potential of the tumour components. High-grade malignant component should be considered even if it represents < 30% of the tumour. The prognosis of MiNEN is generally intermediate between those of the two " pure" components composing it. The aim of this comprehensive review of the literature is to suggest a standardized management of MiNEN. An increasing body of evidence suggests that PDNEC components share molecular abnormalities with their adenocarcinoma counterparts, but also display additional alterations. This advocates for a common origin, and that the presence of a PDNEC component in an adenocarcinoma could indicate a turning point in carcinogenesis. (C) 2017 S. Karger AG, BaselKeywords
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