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An unusual case of chronic diarrhea: a case report

  • Authors: Gagliardo, Carola Maria; Noto, Davide; Giammanco, Antonina; Savoja, Annalisa; Panzica, Marcella; Lavatura, Giuseppe; Presti, Rosalia Lo; Cefalu', Angelo Baldassare; Averna, Maurizio
  • Publication year: 2022
  • Type: Articolo in rivista
  • Key words: 68Gallium-DOTATOC PET/CT, Chromogranin A, Diarrhea, Gastroenteropancreatic-neuroendocrine tumor
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/566864

Abstract

Gastroenteropancreatic-neuroendocrine neoplasms or tumors (GEP-NEN or NETs) are rare tumors arising from the diffuse neuroendocrine system. This clinical case highlights the complexity of the diagnostic process and the difficulties in interpreting the examinations for this type of tumor, showing how the negativity of firstlevel examinations did not prevent from performing further investigations, in the presence of a suggestive clinical presentation. The search of similar cases in the published literature suggests that this represents an unusual presentation of a NET.