esophageal neuroendocrine tumor

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Disease Overview

A well differentiated, low or intermediate grade tumor with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the esophagus.


Synonyms

  • NEN of esophagus
  • NEN of oesophagus
  • esophageal NEN
  • esophageal NET
  • esophageal neuroendocrine neoplasm
  • esophageal neuroendocrine tumor
  • esophageal well differentiated endocrine tumor
  • esophageal well differentiated endocrine tumor/carcinoma
  • esophageal well differentiated endocrine tumour
  • esophagus NET
  • esophagus neuroendocrine neoplasm
  • esophagus neuroendocrine tumor
  • esophagus neuroendocrine tumor, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade
  • neuroendocrine neoplasm of esophagus
  • neuroendocrine neoplasm of oesophagus
  • neuroendocrine tumor of esophagus
  • neuroendocrine tumour of oesophagus
  • oesophagus NET
  • oesophagus neuroendocrine neoplasm
  • oesophagus neuroendocrine tumor, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade
  • oesophagus neuroendocrine tumour

GARD Disease Summary

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