Overview

NCI Definition: An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the stomach. The mitotic count is more than 20 per 10 HPF. According to the size of the malignant cells, the prominence of the nucleoli, and the amount of cytoplasm, it is classified either as small or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Gastric NEC, Gastric (Stomach) Neuroendocrine Cancer
Parent(s)
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
Children
Gastric Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
OncoTree Name
High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Stomach
OncoTree Code
HGNES

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.