neuroendocrine carcinoma
MONDO:0002120Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names neuroendocrine carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm composed of cells containing secretory granules that stain positive for NSE and chromogranin. The neoplastic cells are often round and form clusters or trabecular sheets. Representative examples are small cell carcinoma, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002120), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (12)
- anal canal neuroendocrine neoplasm
- combined lung carcinoma
- cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma
- goblet cell carcinoma
- large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
- liver neuroendocrine carcinoma
- malignant adrenal gland pheochromocytoma
- medullary thyroid gland carcinoma
- pancreatic endocrine carcinoma
- small cell carcinoma
- thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- vulvar neuroendocrine carcinoma
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Also called
- NECneuroendocrine cancer