title: An unusual case of disseminated neuroendocrine tumor presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy.
abstract: A 64-year-old male presented to the surgical out-patient department with multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and axillae. As a routine practice in India, this patient was worked up on the lines of generalized lymphadenopathy with a provisional diagnosis of tuberculosis and lymphoma. The report of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) came as a surprise and on further work-up it turned out to be that the patient had disseminated neuroendocrine tumor from an unknown primary.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Karthik
authors.forename: Hema
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.forename: Anand U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Santosh
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary