Di Martino M, García Sanz Í, Muñoz de Nova JL, Marín Campos C, Martín-Pérez E. Comb sign in intestinal obstruction secondary to desmoplastic reaction due to an ileal neuroendocrine tumor.
Rev Esp Enferm Dig 2015;
107:697-698. [PMID:
26561912]
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Abstract
This article report the case of an intestinal obstruction secondary to desmoplastic reaction of an ileum neuroendocrine tumor (NET), that was radiologically diagnosed by the comb sign. This is an infrequent clinical manifestation of NETs, often underdiagnosed, related to local overproduction of serotonin.
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