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Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas with similar genetic alterations to invasive ductal adenocarcinoma.
Clinical journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2016
Kimura Tetsuo, Miyamoto Hiroshi, Fukuya Akira, Kitamura Shinji, Okamoto Koichi, Kimura Masako, Muguruma Naoki, Ikemoto Tetsuya, Shimada Mitsuo, Yoneda Akiko, Bando Yoshimi, Takishita Makoto, Takayama Tetsuji
Abstract excerpt
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the pancreas is very rare, and its origin is not fully elucidated. Here, we present a case of a small-size NEC of the pancreas that is genetically similar to invasive ductal adenocarcinoma (IDA). A 65-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to obstructive jaundice and found to have a 12-mm solid tumor in the pancreas head. The tumor exhibited low vascularity on enhanced...
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