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They represent very rare entities, with few molecular data available, and are very challenging to treat. In this study we aimed to describe the molecular profile of these tumors and their spatial and temporal heterogeneity. We collected a national multicenter cohort of high\u2010grade NETs (14 patients) and NECs (11 patients). DNA and RNA were extracted and somatic point mutations, copy number variations, and gene expression levels were studied using high\u2010throughput sequencing of a panel of 571 genes and RNA sequencing, respectively. Additional samples to study spatial or temporal heterogeneity were available for 12 patients, leading to a total of 42 samples analyzed. Differential diagnostic markers were confirmed by immunohistochemistry. NECs resemble their counterparts in other organs, with a relatively high tumor mutational burden (TMB) and frequent alteration of&nbsp;<em>TP53<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>RB1<\/em>, together with organ\u2010specific alterations such as&nbsp;<em>APC<\/em>. In contrast, high\u2010grade NETs resemble low\u2010grade NETs, with a low TMB but frequent chromosomic alterations. Transcriptomic analysis confirmed that high\u2010grade NETs and NECs are two distinct entities, with specific drivers. Serotonin pathway markers were the most efficient to discriminate high\u2010grade ileal NETs from NECs. Despite variations in the proliferation index, NETs showed little spatial and temporal heterogeneity, suggesting that epigenetic mechanisms play a crucial role in tumor progression. \u00a9 2025 The Author(s).&nbsp;<em>The Journal of Pathology<\/em>&nbsp;published by John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong>&nbsp;ileal neuroendocrine tumors, ileal neuroendocrine carcinoma, high grade tumor, heterogeneity, NET, NEC, molecular profile<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false},"category_publication":[],"class_list":["post-80844","publication","type-publication","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"numero_de_publication":"J Pathol.","date_de_publication":"20251219","numero_doi":"10.1002\/path.70004","equipe":[337],"auteurs-liste":[{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":80546,"auteur-text":""},{"texte_libre":true,"auteur-lien":null,"auteur-text":"Julien Masliah\u2010Planchon"},{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":63203,"auteur-text":""},{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":47152,"auteur-text":""},{"texte_libre":true,"auteur-lien":null,"auteur-text":"Jean\u2010Yves Scoazec"},{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":80530,"auteur-text":""},{"texte_libre":true,"auteur-lien":null,"auteur-text":"Ivan Bi\u00e8che"},{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":80516,"auteur-text":""},{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":80512,"auteur-text":""},{"texte_libre":false,"auteur-lien":80514,"auteur-text":""}],"auteurs-manuel":"","liens_externes":[{"url":"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC12805610\/"}],"liens":null,"paragraphe":"","paragraphe_en":"","documents":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Molecular alterations in high\u2010grade neuroendocrine tumors of the small intestine - CRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cri1149.fr\/en\/publication\/molecular-alterations-in-high\u2010grade-neuroendocrine-tumors-of-the-small-intestine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Molecular alterations in high\u2010grade neuroendocrine tumors of the small intestine - CRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Abstract High\u2010grade neuroendocrine tumors of the small intestine are separated into two groups: well\u2010differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs, high\u2010grade) and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs). 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