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Published on: February 2, 2024
Primary carcinoid tumour of the pancreas
José Alejandro Pérez-Fidalgo1, Amparo Oltra Ferrando, Antonio López Jiménez
1Sección de Oncología Médica, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain. japfidalgo@msn.com
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Pancreatic carcinoid tumours are extremely infrequent. Usually, the biological behaviour is indolent and diagnosis is late and often casual. We present the case of a patient initially diagnosed as having liver metastasis of unknown origin. PET identified a primary pancreatic site and the initial histologic diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. Following an uncertain response to chemo- and radio-therapy the repeat histologic assessment indicated a carcinoid tumour of the pancreas. After complete surgical resection and liver transplantation, patient remains free of disease.
Conclusions:
The co-existence of several diseases with similar morpho-structural features makes diagnosis complicated. PET is of uncertain use in the evaluation of carcinoid tumours, and is considered inferior to 111Indium-octreotide scan. The only curative treatment is surgical resection, with liver transplantation as a valid option in the treatment of these tumours.
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