Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is an aggressive type of cancer that develops from neuroendocrine cells. These are specialized cells that have traits of both hormone-producing cells and nerve cells. This type of cancer is fast-growing and tends to spread quickly to other parts of the body. It is classified as a neuroendocrine carcinoma because the …
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Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a type of cancer made up of specialized neuroendocrine cells. The tumour is described as “poorly differentiated” because the cells in the tumour look very little like normal, healthy, neuroendocrine cells. Poorly differentiated NEC can arise almost anywhere in the body. The most common locations for this type of …
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What is a neuroendocrine carcinoma? Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a type of cancer made up of specialized neuroendocrine cells. Neuroendocrine carcinoma can be found almost anywhere in the body. Other names for this type of cancer are poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN). What are neuroendocrine cells? Neuroendocrine cells are a …
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What is poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma? Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma is a type of colon cancer. It starts from specialized neuroendocrine cells normally found in the colon. Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma can develop anywhere along the length of the colon from the cecum to the rectum. It is an aggressive type of cancer that often …
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