The rare case of a cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
Autops. Case Rep
;
10(3): e2020171, 2020. graf
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1131828
ABSTRACT
The pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) most commonly present as solid neoplasms; however, very rarely, they may present primarily as cystic neoplasms. Most of the cystic PanNETs are non-secreting tumors, and the radiological features are not well defined. Hence pre-operative diagnosis is usually challenging and the tumors are misdiagnosed as mucinous cystic neoplasms, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms, serous cystic neoplasms, solid pseudopapillary neoplasms, and non-neoplastic cysts. However, the management depends on the accurate diagnosis of these cystic lesions, which poses a dilemma. Herein, we report the case of a cystic PanNET in the tail of the pancreas, which was clinically and radiologically misdiagnosed as a mucinous cystic neoplasm. This case is reported to highlight this issue to the medical community regarding the diagnostic difficulty in such rare non-functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
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Main subject:
Pancreatic Cyst
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Pancreatic Intraductal Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Autops. Case Rep
Journal subject:
Anatomia
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Patologia Cl¡nica
/
Patologia Legal
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
Institution/Affiliation country:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences/IN
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