Synchronous NET and colorectal cancer development: a case report
Abstract Background The incidence of synchronous gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (GI-NETs) and colorectal cancer is very low. Case presentation We present a 72-year-old man diagnosed with a rectal neuroendocrine tumor (NET) with multiple organ metastases and simultaneous sigmoid colon cancer....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-01-01
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Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-0777-4 |