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ArticleGastroenterology research2018

A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain and Mass in an 18-Year-Old Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

Hassan Tariq, Muhammad Umar Kamal, Vamshidhar Vootla, Mohamed ElZaeedi, Masooma Niazi, Brian Gilchrist, Ariyo Ihimoyan, Anil Dev, Sridhar Chilimuri

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Article in Gastroenterology research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hassan TariqDepartment of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Muhammad Umar KamalDepartment of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Vamshidhar VootlaDepartment of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Mohamed ElZaeediDepartment of Surgery, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Masooma NiaziDepartment of Pathology, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Brian GilchristDepartment of Surgery, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Ariyo IhimoyanDepartment of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Anil DevDepartment of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Sridhar ChilimuriDepartment of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY 10457, USA.
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with complains of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting for 2 years. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a 3 mm nodule on the lesser curvature of the stomach and prominent gastric folds. Biopsy of the nodule revealed a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (NET) in lamina prop with focal extension into muscularis mucosa consistent with a gastric carcinoid. Tumor cells stained with neuron-specific enolase (NSE), chromogranin and synaptophysin only. The prominent gastric fold biopsy revealed gastric fundic mucosa with mucosal edema and focal mild chronic inflammation. Serum gastrin level was found to be 2,083 pg/mL. Abdomen CT and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) revealed a mass near the pancreatic neck. These findings were consistent with a functional gastrin producing well-differentiated grade 1 neuroendocrine neoplasm (gastrinoma). The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy with resection of the mass and resulting in normalization of gastrin levels.

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Gastric carcinoidsGastrinomaNeuroendocrine tumorPrimary peripancreatic gastrinomaZollinger-Ellison syndrome

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