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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Apr 15, 2024; 16(4): 1166-1179
Published online Apr 15, 2024. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v16.i4.1166
Table 2 Types of mixed neuroendocrine non-neuroendocrine neoplasm according to morphology
Types
Description
CollisionThe juxtaposition of two populations of coexisting malignant cells that generally do not have a common precursor and are separated with no transition zone between the two
CompositeTwo morphologically distinct components that coexist in an intermixed population or with a predominant component and a focal area of another minority component
AmphicrineA population of single cells that display the phenotypes of at least two neoplasms