An aggressive neuroendocrine tumour in a man with AIDS.
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PETs), though rare, are usually slow growing tumours with a relatively good prognosis. We describe a case of an aggressive malignant neuroendocrine tumour of the pancreas occurring in an AIDS patient, which has not been reported previously.
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Department of Gastroenterology, Manor Hospital NHS Trust, Walsall WS2 9PS, UK.
Joseph
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Sharma
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Heaney
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Hock
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor