Mesenteric tumour deposits arising from small-intestine neuroendocrine tumours are frequently associated with fibrosis and IgG4-expressing plasma cells.

Jordan RobertsRaul S GonzalezFrank RevettaChanjuan J Shi

Published in: Histopathology (2018)

IgG4 expression is frequent in mesenteric tumour deposits from small-intestine neuroendocrine tumours. Undersampling of tumour on biopsies of mesenteric tumour deposits could potentially cause diagnostic confusion with IgG4-related sclerosing mesenteritis.

Keyphrases

induced apoptosis
poor prognosis
signaling pathway
oxidative stress
cell death
cell proliferation