IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr.D.J.Kalita; Dr.Srinivas Bannoth; Dr.Anupam Sharma; Dr.Niju Pegu; Dr.Jitin Yadav; Dr.Pritesh Singh; Dr.Dwipen Kalita

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Neuroendocrine carcinoma of Esophagus–Presentation and Management: Case series

Dr. D. J. Kalita, Dr. Srinivas Bannoth, Dr. Anupam Sharma, Dr. Niju Pegu, Dr. Jitin Yadav, Dr. Pritesh Singh, Dr. Dwipen Kalita

Abstract :

Background:Neuroendocrine tumours of esophagus are a relatively rare disease with aggressive biology of tumour. We here present clinicopathological features and management of three cases.

Introduction:Neuroendocrine tumours of esophagus are rare tumours with incidence of 0.04–1.4 % of gastro intestinal neuroendocrine tumours(NETs) (1,2).The WHO classification system divides neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) into low to intermediate grade(grade1–2 ) NETs and high grade (grade 3) neuroendocrine carcinomas( NECs ,large or small cell type) (3,4).Classified into two categories based on clinical symptoms and levels of hormone secretion into functional and nonfunctional (5).NETs of esophagus are found more commonly in men in the sixth decade of life (6).