title: Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors with Inguinal Metastases: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma.
abstract: Small bowel neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are frequently characterized by a strong propensity to metastasize to the liver, mesentery, and peritoneum. However, only a few extra-abdominal metastatic sites have been reported in the published literature. The present paper implicates that primary small bowel NETs may unusually metastasize to the inguinal lymph nodes. Furthermore, we discuss the formidable diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with the metastatic NETs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Inayat
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Farhad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Askarian
authors.affiliation: Hematology/Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Muhammad W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Saif
keywords: 68ga-dotatate pet/ct; inguinal lymph node; neuroendocrine tumors; octreotide scintigraphy; small bowel