A case of lipid-rich neuroendocrine tumor of the gallbladder mimicking a cholesterol polyp

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare in the gallbladder possibly because of paucity of the precursor neuroendocrine cells in this organ. Lipid-rich NET (LR-NET), also known as clear cell NET, is a rare but distinct variant of NET observed in various organs. In the gallbladder of the case reported h...

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Main Authors: Yasuji Yoshikawa, Takashi Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330020300225