Open AccessMultiple neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel: a case report
Author(s) -
Selene Rossi,
Federico Farinacci,
Alessandro Gemini,
Felice Mucilli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of gastric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2704-9108
pISSN - 2704-8284
DOI - 10.36159/jgs.v2i1.15
Subject(s) - medicine , neuroendocrine tumors , bowel obstruction , presentation (obstetrics) , neuroendocrine tumour , emergency surgery , radiology , gastroenterology , lymph , computed tomography , general surgery , pathology , surgery
Neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel are rare malignancies that often occur in the case of bowel obstruction or intestinal bleeding. The present case is a 46-year-old man who underwent emergency surgery for obstruction due to a rare presentation of multiple neuroendocrine lesions located in an intestinal loop. Pathology showed 15 NETs (grade 1) between 4 and 15 mm diameter with positive lymph nodes and liver metastases already detected by the preoperative CT scan.