Neuroendocrine tumor in the liver of a patient with isolated polycystic liver disease: A case report and review of the literature

  • Authors:
    • Konstantinos Koutsampasopoulos
    • Elisavet Antoniadou
    • Stavros Zoutis
    • Grigorios Iacovidis
    • Olga Burova
    • Antonios Taplidis
  • View Affiliations

  • Published online on: March 6, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1233
  • Pages: 1664-1666
Metrics: Total Views: 0 (Spandidos Publications: | PMC Statistics: )
Total PDF Downloads: 0 (Spandidos Publications: | PMC Statistics: )


Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) frequently metastasize to the liver, but it is rare to find them there as primary tumors. Isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is a rare autosomal dominant disease. There is no known association between polycystic liver disease and neuroendocrine or other tumors. We report a case of a 64-year-old female with a past medical history of isolated PCLD who presented with increasing abdominal pain over a two-week period. Our patient underwent open surgical biopsy one month after presentation. The histological examination and immunohistochemical findings suggested an intermediate grade neuroendocrine tumor. A 24-h delayed whole-body scintigraphy technique was utilized for the identification and localization of neuroendocrine tumors via the administration of In-111-labeled OctreoScan; however, no extrahepatic accumulation was observed. No previous studies in the literature describe a patient with PCLD and a primary or metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of the liver.
View Figures
View References

Related Articles

Journal Cover

May 2013
Volume 5 Issue 5

Print ISSN: 1792-1074
Online ISSN:1792-1082

Sign up for eToc alerts

Recommend to Library

Copy and paste a formatted citation
x
Spandidos Publications style
Koutsampasopoulos K, Antoniadou E, Zoutis S, Iacovidis G, Burova O and Taplidis A: Neuroendocrine tumor in the liver of a patient with isolated polycystic liver disease: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 5: 1664-1666, 2013.
APA
Koutsampasopoulos, K., Antoniadou, E., Zoutis, S., Iacovidis, G., Burova, O., & Taplidis, A. (2013). Neuroendocrine tumor in the liver of a patient with isolated polycystic liver disease: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 5, 1664-1666. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1233
MLA
Koutsampasopoulos, K., Antoniadou, E., Zoutis, S., Iacovidis, G., Burova, O., Taplidis, A."Neuroendocrine tumor in the liver of a patient with isolated polycystic liver disease: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 5.5 (2013): 1664-1666.
Chicago
Koutsampasopoulos, K., Antoniadou, E., Zoutis, S., Iacovidis, G., Burova, O., Taplidis, A."Neuroendocrine tumor in the liver of a patient with isolated polycystic liver disease: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 5, no. 5 (2013): 1664-1666. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1233