A Case of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor With Extensive Skeletal Metastases Detected on 68Ga-DOTANOC PET-CT

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a rather uncommon cause of chronic non-bloody diarrhea and are therefore often left undiagnosed for prolonged periods of time. In this case, a 46-year-old man was inappropriately treated with antibiotics for months by various doctors, and by the time the diagnosis of...

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Autor principal: Wakankar, Ritwik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10483888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37692584
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43130
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Sumario:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a rather uncommon cause of chronic non-bloody diarrhea and are therefore often left undiagnosed for prolonged periods of time. In this case, a 46-year-old man was inappropriately treated with antibiotics for months by various doctors, and by the time the diagnosis of NET was made, the tumor had already metastasized to the entire skeleton. The patient refused surgery and was started on octreotide, which resolved his diarrhea.

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