Primary Hepatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma

A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital under suspicion of a hepatic tumor, which had been previously diagnosed to be an adenocarcinoma by fine needle aspiration. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large tumor measuring 9 cm in diameter in Couinaud's hepatic segments 4, 5, and 8. We diagnosed the patient to have primary liver cancer, and suspected intrahepati...

Hepatic primary neuroendocrine carcinoma: about a new case

We report a new case of Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma admitted in our hospital and revealed in 53 years man by epigastric pain and flush syndrome. A liver biopsy with immunohistochemical study confirmed the original location of a neuroendocrine carcinoma. After 12 cures of Chemotherapy and a follow up of 12 months, the patient is still in complete remission.

Combination therapies for primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: a case report

BACKGROUND Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinomas are extremely rare. Because of the rarity of PHNEC, its clinical features and treatment outcomes are not well understood. A proper diagnosis and the correct therapeutic approach therefore remain clinically challenging. CASE PRESENTATION A 67-year-old man was admitted to our department because of a liver tumor. Computed tomography revealed a...

Primary Cutaneous Neuroendocrine Carcinoma , Merkel Cell Carcinoma .

Miliary hepatic metastases from neuroendocrine carcinoma.

A 57-year-old man with a bronchial carcinoid, metastatic from 1999, underwent cholecystectomy in 2004, due to lithiasis, probably caused by long-lasting therapy with somatostatin analogs. Liver metastases had been known since 2002 on the basis of a previous computed tomography (CT) and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS). Intraoperatively a miliariform hepatic dissemination was evident ( f...