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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Main Authors: Shinsei Yumoto, Yuji Miyamoto, Takahiko Akiyama, Yuki Kiyozumi, Kojiro Eto, Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Yohei Nagai, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Shiro Iwagami, Naoya Yoshida, Hideo Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
NET
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-0777-4