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The first pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: a case report.
BMC cancer - 30 Mar 2020
Aversa John G, De Abreu Francine Blumental, Yano Sho, Xi Liqiang, Hadley Donald W, Manoli Irini, Raffeld Mark, Sadowski Samira M, Nilubol Naris
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a cancer predisposition syndrome caused by germline TP53 tumor suppressor gene mutations, with no previous association with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs). Here we present the first case of PNET associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: This is a 43-year-old female who underwent laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy at age 39 for a well-differentiated...
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