Open AccessPrimary hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm diagnosed by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy: A case report
Author(s) -
Miho Akabane,
Yuta Kobayashi,
Keiichi Kinowaki,
Satoshi Okubo,
Junichi Shindoh,
Masaji Hashimoto
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i7.2222
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , hemangioma , scintigraphy , neuroendocrine tumors , positron emission tomography , lesion , primary tumor , radiology , somatostatin receptor , pathology , somatostatin , metastasis , cancer
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) is a rare condition, and it is difficult to differentiate between primary and metastatic hepatic NENs. Herein, we report a case of primary hepatic NEN that initially mimicked a hemangioma but showed a gradual increase in size on long-term careful observation.