Neuroendocrine Tumor of Tailgut Cyst with Unexpected Metastases.

Gulhan Ipek DenizResit AkyelElife AkgünOrhun Cıg TaskınYersu Kapran

Published in: Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2022)

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) originate from the neuroendocrine cells, which are found in various organs. NETs occur frequently in the gastrointestinal tract. NETs arising from tailgut cysts are uncommon. We herein report an interesting case of metastatic tailgut cyst NET, which was firstly diagnosed as plasmacytoma.

Keyphrases

neuroendocrine tumors
induced apoptosis
squamous cell carcinoma
cell cycle arrest
small cell lung cancer
endoplasmic reticulum stress
cell proliferation
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