[Nasal neuroendocrine carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE
To recognize and understand further nasal neuroendocrine carcinoma (NNC), improve the diagnosis and therapeutic effect.


METHODS
Eight cases of the nasal neuroendocrine carcinomas (7 males, 1 female) were analyzed. Among them, 6 cases had tumors in left side of nose, 2 in right side. The average course was only 2.8 months, but the lesions were often extent.


RESULTS
The patients were pathologically confirmed to be neuroendocrine carcinomas. 5 cases were of small cell type, 2 undifferentiated, 1 poorly differentiated. One patient died 14 months after treatment. 2 cases were lost for follow-up. The others were still in treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The nasal neuroendocrine carcinoma has rapid progress and poor prognosis. Clinically, combined treatment should be adopted, the effect of simple operation was poor.
Huang
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Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853.
Yu
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Yang
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis