title: Synchronous Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma of the Colon: A Link for Common Stem Cell Origin?
abstract: Synchronous carcinomas have been recognized for over a century, with synchronous primary adenocarcinoma of the colon reported to range from 2-11% of cases involving this type of malignancy. Small cell carcinomas occur frequently with colorectal adenomas; however, despite these reports and a known adenoma-to-carcinoma sequence, scarce literature exists on synchronous colorectal adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinomas. We present a rare cancer of synchronous small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas and discuss a possible link between these two cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lipka
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hurtado-Cordovi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Nassau University Medical Center Associated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, East Meadow, NY.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Avezbakiyev
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nassau University Medical Center Associated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, East Meadow, NY.
authors.forename: Lester
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center Associated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, East Meadow, NY.
authors.forename: Toshimasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center Associated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, East Meadow, NY.
authors.forename: Kaleem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rizvon
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Nassau University Medical Center Associated with North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, East Meadow, NY.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mustacchia