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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2023

Mixed neuroendocrine carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma in the liver.

Haruka Tanaka, Hiroyuki Sugo, Naoki Iwanaga, Michio Machida, Ikuo Watanobe, Hironao Okubo, Shiori Hotchi, Kanako Ogura

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary Hepatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Systematic Review and Expert Pathologist Reappraisal Using the WHO 6th Edition Framework.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Haruka TanakaDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki SugoDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3958-2082
Naoki IwanagaDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Michio MachidaDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ikuo WatanobeDepartment of General Surgery, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hironao OkuboDepartment of Gastroenterology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Shiori HotchiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kanako OguraDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Juntendo University Nerima Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMixed neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is extremely rare, thus radiological features have not been fully clarified. CASE: A male patient (age: 70 years) visited our hospital due to a tumor in the liver. Examination using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor (diameter: 5.0 cm) in hepatic segment 5, with early enhancement of the peripheral area and slight internal heterogeneous enhancement in the arterial and delayed phases, respectively. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/CT revealed intratumoral heterogeneity, characterized by increased uptake (standardized uptake value, 12.10) in the corresponding low-density area detected using enhanced CT relative to the surrounding areas of the tumor. On magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging also showed high intensity in the corresponding low-density area detected using CT. Preoperatively, the patient was diagnosed with HCC and underwent anterior sectionectomy. Pathological findings revealed both HCC and NEC components, and the patient was diagnosed with mixed NEC and HCC. Comparison of component distribution with FDG-PET/CT revealed an increased uptake area was congruent with the NEC component in the tumor.

conclusionIn this case, the difference in tumor components affected the uptake in FDG-PET/CT. Such heterogeneous uptake with an enhanced spot may be useful for suspecting the presence of mixed NEC and HCC in patients with atypical HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineLiver NeoplasmsAgedFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMalePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsFluorodeoxyglucose F18RadiopharmaceuticalsFDG-PET/CThepatocellular carcinomaliverneuroendocrine carcinoma

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PMID36547520
PMCPMC9875614
OpenAlexW4312094406

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