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Hindi Journal of Liver: Disease & TransplantationISSN: 2325-9612
Sugi RV Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Liver Transplantation, Pancreas, Laparoscopic Surgery, Pancreatic Diseases, Biliary Tract Diseases
Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology & Liver Transplant, Government Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Case Report Open Access
Primary Hepatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: An Usual Tumor At An Unusual Site
Author(s): Sugi RV, Jeswanth S, Prabhakaran R, Senthil kumar P, Sugumar C, Ravichandran P
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (PHNETs) are extremely rare and asymptomatic. It is radiologically difficult to distinguish from other liver tumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intra hepatic cholangiocarcinoma. A 26 year old man who was referred to us for a liver mass which was discovered during evaluation for altered bowel habits. On abdominal computed tomography and MRI could not offer a conclusive diagnosis. Multiple biopsies were taken from the liver mass elsewhere, which offered variable diagnoses. Immunohistochemical examination revealed a grade 1 neuroendocrine tumor. Serum Chromogranin was grossly elevated. A search for a abdominal primary elsewhere with Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy was negative. A Ga 68 DOTONAC was done which confirmed the pre... view more»
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