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SUBMITTER: Kang NW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8628778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kang Nai-Wen NW Tan Kien-Thiam KT Li Chien-Feng CF Kuo Yu-Hsuan YH
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) 20211110 6
Poorly differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are rare and aggressive malignancies with rapid disease progression and early widespread metastasis. Given histology similarity, they are commonly treated with platinum-based chemotherapy as small cell lung cancer (SCLC). However, no standard treatment has been established for recurrent or progressive disease. We present an Asian patient with recurrent poorly differentiated pancreatic NEC after curative surgery and adjuvant chemot ...[more]