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Hindgut gastropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma mimicking hydatid disease
Radiology Case Reports
  • Azza A Elgendy
  • William MacDonald
  • Joseph Whitnah
  • Daniel Malone
  • Brandon Johnson, Advocate Aurora Health
  • Nadia Huq, Advocate Aurora Health
Affiliations

Department of Radiology, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Department of Internal Medicine, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Publication Date
2-1-2018
Abstract

Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the colon are usually very rare and difficult to spot on a nonfunctional imaging. Metastatic lesions are mostly hypervascular, with only a small percentage appearing as cystic or hypovascular lesions. We present a case of a 34-year-old Hispanic female with a history of dull aching upper abdominal pain lasting for a few months. Initial abdominal ultrasound revealed multiple cystic lesions replacing the hepatic parenchyma concerning for a hydatid disease. Liver biopsy was obtained due to negative serology for hydatid disease, which surprisingly revealed a metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of unknown etiology. The primary disease was depicted within the sigmoid colon on a whole-body Octreotide single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography done following the biopsy.

Document Type
Case Report
PubMed ID
29487655
Citation Information

Elgendy AA, Macdonald W, Whitnah J, Malone D, Johnson B, Huq N. Hindgut gastropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma mimicking hydatid disease. Radiol Case Rep. 2018;13(1):186-190.