Black swans - neuroendocrine tumors of rare locations.

Black swans - neuroendocrine tumors of rare locations.
Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2018 Oct 20;:
Authors: Koch CA, Petersenn S
Abstract
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) are rare and heterogeneous. Therefore, they often remain unrecognized for many years, causing significant disease burden. We here report on four unusual NEN presentations including a metastatic NEN of the kidney, hypoglycemia caused by an insulin-like growth factor-2-oma (previously called non-islet-cell tumor hypoglycemia), multifocal pheochromocytoma in von Hippel Lindau syndrome, and ileal NEN metastatic to the heart. One could say that each one of these tumors were "black swans" and learning about them will increase further awareness of the spectrum of NEN.
PMID: 30341705 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: ENDOCR REV - October 20, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Koch CA, Petersenn S Tags: Rev Endocr Metab Disord Source Type: research