Fine needle aspiration cytology of hepatic metastases of neuroendocrine tumors: A 20-year retrospective, single institutional study.

Omer A M SaeedHarvey CramerXiaoyan WangHoward H Wu

Published in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2017)

FNA is an accurate method for diagnosing metastatic NETs to the liver. There were significantly more high-grade (62%) than low-grade (38%) metastatic NETs to the liver. In our practice, lung (44%) and pancreas (19%) were the most common primary sites of metastatic NETs involving the liver. In 16% of the cases, a primary site could not be established.

Keyphrases

high grade
low grade
fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
neuroendocrine tumors
primary care
healthcare
high resolution