Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are typically solid neoplasms but in rare instances may present as cystic lesions. Preoperative diagnosis of a cystic pancreatic lesion is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary and multimodal approach. We hereby describe an elderly female who came with complai...
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| author | Md Ali Osama Meera Mathayoth Shilpi Agarwal Priti Chatterjee |
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| description | Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are typically solid neoplasms but in rare instances may present as cystic lesions. Preoperative diagnosis of a cystic pancreatic lesion is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary and multimodal approach. We hereby describe an elderly female who came with complaints of abdominal lump. Radiologically, it appeared to be a pancreatic hydatid cyst located at the head of the pancreas, following which resection was done. Histopathological study of the lesion turned out to be a cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Thus, we present this unique case due to its rarity and diagnostic challenge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4c9eebb4bec41c1ad11f020e883f9d22024-02-01T15:07:33ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Laboratory Physicians0974-27270974-78262023-03-01150115916110.1055/s-0042-1750079Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic DilemmaMd Ali Osama0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0660-9939Meera Mathayoth1Shilpi Agarwal2Priti Chatterjee3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3287-9190Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IndiaPancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are typically solid neoplasms but in rare instances may present as cystic lesions. Preoperative diagnosis of a cystic pancreatic lesion is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary and multimodal approach. We hereby describe an elderly female who came with complaints of abdominal lump. Radiologically, it appeared to be a pancreatic hydatid cyst located at the head of the pancreas, following which resection was done. Histopathological study of the lesion turned out to be a cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Thus, we present this unique case due to its rarity and diagnostic challenge.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1750079cystic lesionchromograninneuroendocrine tumorpancreassynaptophysin |
| spellingShingle | Md Ali Osama Meera Mathayoth Shilpi Agarwal Priti Chatterjee Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma Journal of Laboratory Physicians cystic lesion chromogranin neuroendocrine tumor pancreas synaptophysin |
| title | Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_full | Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_fullStr | Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_short | Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Diagnostic Dilemma |
| title_sort | cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor a diagnostic dilemma |
| topic | cystic lesion chromogranin neuroendocrine tumor pancreas synaptophysin |
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