ABSTRACT
Resumen Los tumores neuroendocrinos pancreáticos (TNEsP) son un grupo poco frecuente de neoplasias, pueden ser funcionales y causan síndromes clínicos diversos, o no funcionales, con síntomas secundarios a invasión a estructuras cercanas o enfermedad metastásica (1). Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 55 años con insulinoma maligno con compromiso metastásico extenso, no candidata a intervención quirúrgica, hipoglucemia de difícil manejo sin respuesta a tratamiento con diazóxido y prednisolona, y que requirió manejo con quimioterapia y embolización de metástasis hepáticas, con posterior mejoría clínica, estabilidad de la enfermedad por imágenes diagnósticas y retiro de medicamentos para manejo de hipoglucemia. En seguimiento presenta síntomas de hiperglucemia con HbA1c en 12%, con lo cual se diagnosticó diabetes mellitus de novo y se inició manejo con insulina.
Abstract Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (TNEP) are a rare group of neoplasms, which can secrete peptide hormones causing various clinical syndromes, or be non-secretory, with symptoms secondary to invasion of neighboring or distant structures (1). The case of a 55-year-old patient with malignant insulinoma with extensive metastatic involvement, not operable, with persistent hypoglycemia refractory to treatment with diazoxide and prednisolone, who received management with chemotherapy and embolization of liver metastases, achieving the withdrawal of medications for the management of hypoglycemia and a tumor response of stable disease in the comparison of images during the 12-month follow-up. During the 15th cycle of chemotherapy, he presented symptoms of hyperglycemia with HbA1c in 12%, with which diabetes de novo mellitus was diagnosed and insulin management was initiated.
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Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Insulinoma , Insulinoma/drug therapy , Neuroendocrine Tumors , Capecitabine , HypoglycemiaABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast is a heterogeneous group of rare tumors with positive immunoreactivity to neuroendocrine markers in at least 50% of cells. Diagnosis also requires that other primary sites be ruled out and that the same tumor show histological evidence of a breast in situ component. Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast rarely presents as locally advanced disease and less frequently with such widespread metastatic disease as described herein. The review accompanying this case report is the first to provide an overview of all the cases of primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast published in the literature and encompasses detailed information regarding epidemiology, histogenesis, clinical and histologic diagnosis criteria, classification, surgical and adjuvant treatment, as well as prognosis. We also provide recommendations for common clinical and histologic pitfalls associated with this tumor. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of a 51-year-old Hispanic woman initially diagnosed with locally-advanced invasive ductal carcinoma that did not respond to neoadjuvant treatment. After undergoing modified radical mastectomy the final surgical pathology showed evidence of alveolar-type primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast. The patient was treated with cisplatin/etoposide followed by paclitaxel/carboplatinum. Thirteen months after surgery the patient is alive, but developed pulmonary, bone, and hepatic metastasis. CONCLUSION: The breast in situ component of primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast may prevail on a core biopsy samples increasing the probability of underdiagnosing this tumor preoperatively. Being aware of the existence of this disease allows for timely diagnosis and management. Optimal treatment requires simultaneous consideration of both the neuroendocrine and breast in situ tumor features.