Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumour masquerading as a giant haemangioma: an unusual presentation of a rare disease.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(9)2020 Sep 08.
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ABSTRACT
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumour is an exceedingly rare entity. We hereby delineate the case of a 45-year-old Balti descent woman who hails from a land-locked village situated in the foothills of the Pakistani Himalayas. The patient presented to our medical centre with a hepatic mass. She underwent extensive diagnostic workup. The consistent findings of an abdominal CT scan, coupled with her clinical history, insinuated a preoperative diagnosis of atypical hepatic haemangioma. After a detailed discussion in a multidisciplinary meeting, a standard right hemihepatectomy was performed. She had an uneventful postoperative recovery and was discharged in stable condition after 1 week. Surprisingly, pathological examination and immunohistochemistry of the resected specimen divulged the diagnosis of a grade II primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumour. Her somatostatin-receptor scintigraphy and Gallium-68 DOTATATE positron emission tomography scan excluded residual hepatic or additional body lesions. Regular follow-ups over the past 4 years demonstrated unremarkable radiological findings with no recurrence to date.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tumores Neuroendócrinos
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Irlanda