Open AccessPrognostic value of pretreatment contrast-enhanced computed tomography in esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma: A multi-center follow-up study
Author(s) -
Yue Zhou,
Ping Hou,
Kaiji Zha,
Feng Wang,
Kun Zhou,
Wei He,
Jianbo Gao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i31.4680
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroendocrine carcinoma , carcinoma , computed tomography , neuroendocrine tumors , center (category theory) , tomography , radiology , nuclear medicine , oncology , chemistry , crystallography
The rare incidence of esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and limited treatment experience result in insufficient clinical observations and unsuitable guidelines for its management.