Essien F, Persaud C, Dado D, Eden R, Tate J, Shahin G. A rare presentation of an ACTH-producing high-grade large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with Cushing's syndrome.
Clin Case Rep 2021;
9:e05168. [PMID:
34938550 PMCID:
PMC8666948 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.5168]
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Abstract
High-grade neuroendocrine tumors (HGNET) are rare neoplasms composed of neural and hormonal with only around 42 cases reported in the last 20 years1. Herein, we describe a rare case of pancreatic HGNET, large cell type, associated with a Cushing's syndrome presentation.
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