The first pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in Li-Fraumeni syndrome: a case report

Abstract 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 presenta...

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Main Authors: John G. Aversa, Francine Blumental De Abreu, Sho Yano, Liqiang Xi, Donald W. Hadley, Irini Manoli, Mark Raffeld, Samira M. Sadowski, Naris Nilubol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06723-6