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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Somatostatinoma and Neurofibromatosis Type 1-A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Sorina Martin, Simona Fica, Ovidiu Parfeni, Liliana Popa, Teodora Manuc, Oana Rizea, Ioana Lupescu, Mirela Gherghe, Gabriel Becheanu, Adina Croitoru

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: A clinical snapshot.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sorina MartinEndocrinology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Simona FicaEndocrinology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Ovidiu ParfeniEndocrinology Department, Elias Hospital, 011461 Bucharest, Romania.
Liliana PopaDermatology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Teodora ManucGastroenterology Department, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.
Oana RizeaRadiology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Ioana LupescuRadiology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Mirela GhergheRadiology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Gabriel BecheanuPathology Department, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Adina CroitoruOncology Department, Titu Maiorescu University of Medicine, 040051 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · ROInstitutul Clinic Fundeni · ROTitu Maiorescu University · RO

Funding

Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie "Carol Davila" Bucureşti Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy payed the APC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Somatostatinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors (NET) that arise in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Because of their insidious growth, they are usually asymptomatic until late stages, presenting as malignant disease. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with epigastric abdominal pain, diarrhea and significant weight loss in the last two years. On clinical examination the patient met the criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Abdominal CT and MRI revealed an infiltrative duodenal mass, with pancreatic invasion, locoregional enlarged lymph nodes and disseminated hepatic nodules. Microscopy and immunohistochemistry uncovered a neuroendocrine tumor, staining positive for chromogranin A (CgA), synaptophysin and somatostatin, with a Ki67 = 1%. Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) type 2 were negative and SSTRs type 5 were positive in less than 50% of tumoral cells. Our patient was classified as a T3N1M1 stage IV metastatic duodenal grade 1 somatostatinoma and treatment with somatostatin analogues and chemotherapy with capecitabine and temozolomide was started, with so far abdominal imaging follow-up showing stable disease. When a patient is diagnosed with a rare NET, such as a somatostatinoma, it is of utmost importance to determine if it is a sporadic tumor or just a feature of a genetic disorder.

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capecitabinechemotherapyneuroendocrine tumorneurofibromatosis type 1somatostatin analoguessomatostatinomatemozolomide

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PMID32825782
PMCPMC7555390
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