Liver resection for primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumours: report of three cases and review of the literature.
Primary neuroendocrine tumours are rare especially in the liver, which is more often site of metastatic tumours. We report three cases of primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumours, which underwent hepatic resection. Review of the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to these tumours are discussed.
Donadon
M
M
3rd Department of General Surgery, University of Milan School of Medicine, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Via Manzoni 56, 20085 Rozzano, Milan, Italy. matteo.donadon@gmail.com
Torzilli
G
G
Palmisano
A
A
Del Fabbro
D
D
Panizzo
V
V
Maggioni
M
M
Santambrogio
R
R
Montorsi
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D051598:Whole Body Imaging