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Table 1 Histological classification of NE tumours. Table created by the authors based on the literature review [1–4, 7]

From: Neuroendocrine tumours of the female genital tract: a case-based imaging review with pathological correlation

Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs)

Small cell carcinoma

Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)

Typical carcinoid

Atypical carcinoid

Combination of NE and non-NE features

Mixed exocrine-endocrine carcinoma (MEEC) (adeno) carcinoma with (focal) NE differentiation

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