Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A large population‐based analysis

Abstract

LCNEC has totally different clinicopathological characteristics and metastatic patterns to ONSCLC. LCNEC also has poorer survival outcomes, primarily because of isolated liver metastasis or combined invasion to other organs. Most subgroup factors are adverse factors for LCNEC.