Life-threatening diarrhea in neuroendocrine tumors: two case reports

Life-threatening diarrhea in neuroendocrine tumors: two case reports

Abstract Background Neuroendocrine tumors are rare, heterogeneous neoplasms that produce a wide variety of clinical symptoms. Diarrhea in neuroendocrine tumors is incredibly common and is usually benign in nature. We report two extreme cases of diarrhea in metastatic neuroendocrine tumors that threa...

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Main Authors: Emma Gordon, David L. Chan, Jennifer Arena, Elizabeth Bernard, Emily Carr-Boyd, Stephen J. Clarke, Malinda Itchins, Diana Learoyd, Neomal Sandanayake, Nick Pavlakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Neuroendocrine tumor
Diarrhea
VIPoma
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03096-7

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