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Case of an abnormal procalcitonin‐producing metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely used to diagnose a bacterial infection. An increased serum PCT can also be observed in tumors. We presented an unusual case of a metastatic PNET producing and secreting PCT. Immunohistochemistry was used to demonstrate that PCT can be secreted by PanNET.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wang, Wei‐Zhen, Xu, Long‐Jiang, Hu, Duan‐Min, Tang, Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7669398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33235774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3187