A Case of Profound Secretory Diarrhea Revealing 2 Primary Neuroendocrine Tumors.
| Autor: | Thompson AA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY., Suhail FK; Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY., Mirchia K; Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY., Rawlins SR; Department of Gastroenterology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | ACG case reports journal [ACG Case Rep J] 2021 Jul 08; Vol. 8 (7), pp. e00625. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 08 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.14309/crj.0000000000000625 |
| Abstrakt: | Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are unusual neoplasms with a diverse spectrum of clinical presentations. There is a lack of literature on cases of 2 primary histologically distinct NETs. We report a case of a 40-year-old man who presented with chronic diarrhea. A colonoscopy was performed which discovered a rectal polyp, with pathology showing a well-differentiated NET. A subsequent somatostatin scan revealed a pancreatic tail mass. Biopsy showed a histologically distinct well-differentiated vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing NET. Given that pancreatic and rectal NETs come from different embryonic origins, the diagnosis of 2 primary NETs presents a unique case. (© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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