Upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the initial manifestation of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Apr 27;34(5):618-619. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1913372. eCollection 2021 Sep.ABSTRACTA 78-year-old man presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which was biopsy proven to be from a gastric neuroendocrine tumor. By the time of diagnosis, he developed liver metastasis and died 2 months later. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is an uncommon feature in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.PMID:34456491 | PMC:PMC8366942 | DOI:10.1080/08998280.2021.1913372

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - August 30, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Thanita Thongtan Anasua Deb Sameer Islam Kenneth Nugent Source Type: research