Carcinoid syndrome misdiagnosed as a malabsorptive syndrome after biliopancreatic diversion
A case is reported of a woman who developed untreat- able diarrhea after a prior biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), attributed to the malabsorptive component. Abdominal ultrasound incidentally found focal liver lesions. On fine needle aspiration biopsy, atypia was found, and these hepatic lesions were...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) |
| Repositorio: | RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riull.ull.es:915/40985 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/40985 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Morbid obesity bariatric surgery biliopancreatic diversion neuroendocrine cancer carcinoid syndrome liver metastases cancer |
| Sumario: | A case is reported of a woman who developed untreat- able diarrhea after a prior biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), attributed to the malabsorptive component. Abdominal ultrasound incidentally found focal liver lesions. On fine needle aspiration biopsy, atypia was found, and these hepatic lesions were resected with free margins. The specimen showed liver metastases of an aggressive malignant neuroendocrine neo- plasm. The primary site was subsequently identified to be in the pancreas. The physician and surgeon must realize that non-related diseases can develop after bariatric surgery, as in the general population. |
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