Neuroendocrine tumor of the cecum in a young boy diagnosed by colonoscopic examination.
Cecal NETs are very uncommon and can be easily misdiagnosed, resulting in advanced-stage disease at initial diagnosis. For that reason, a high level of vigilance and awareness of NETs in the differential diagnosis of lower abdominal pain is crucial even when the patient has no symptoms from hormone secretions.
Tuna
Yasar
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Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Antalya, Turkey.
Beyazit
Yavuz
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Koklu
Seyfettin
S
D000293:Adolescent; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*