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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6136462 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Stem cells international 20180830
<i>Purpose</i>/<i>Objectives</i>. Primary small cell esophageal carcinoma (SCEC) represents a rare and aggressive malignancy without any prospective clinical trial or established treatment strategy at present. Although previous studies have indicated similarities between SCEC and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in terms of their clinical manifestations, pathology, and morphology, very little genetic information is available on this highly malignant tumor. At present, patients with SCEC are staged ...[more]