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Classified as a subtype of large-cell carcinoma, large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma arises from Kulchitsky cells of the bronchus similar to other neuroendocrine tumors of the lung (sixth decade, smokers).
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Classified as a subtype of large-cell carcinoma which arises from Kulchitsky cells of the bronchus similar to other neuroendocrine tumors of the lung (sixth decade, smokers).
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CT features are nonspecific from other peripheral lung carcinomas such as large-cell carcinomas (see Chap. 3) with aggressive features and generally carries a poor prognosis.
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Ghosh, S. (2021). Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. In: Handbook of Imaging in Pulmonary Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68165-4_6
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