Open AccessPancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Gan Shi,
Chengming Sun,
Liang Sun,
Huanping Ren,
Qilong Song,
Jie Wu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.170535
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreas , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , fine needle aspiration , neuroendocrine tumors , ultrasound , pancreatic pseudocyst , epigastric pain , pancreatic carcinoma , pathology , pancreatic cancer , biopsy , cancer , vomiting
Pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a rare pancreatic neoplasm. In this study, we report the case of a 67-year-old male who was admitted with epigastric pain, which began during the previous week. The planar imaging of the magnetic resonance imaging sequence detected oval shapes in the neck and tail of the pancreas. Endoscopic ultrasonography showed low-echo lumps at these sites. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration was performed on the pancreatic masses. Pathology results indicated that the tissue taken from the pancreas was consistent with small cell NEC. We also review the current published literature on pancreatic NEC.