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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2018; 24(24): 2640-2646
Published online Jun 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i24.2640
Published online Jun 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i24.2640
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor case with a preoperative course of 26 years: A case report and literature review
Xiang-Fei Meng, Ying-Wei Pan, Wei-Dong Duan, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Zhan-Bo Wang, Department of Pathology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Meng XF attended the patient’s therapy and follow-up, analyzed the data, and wrote the paper; Pan YW collected the patient’s data; Wang ZB gave the detailed pathological analysis; Duan WD was responsible for the patient’s therapy, follow-up, and revised the paper.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave her written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of her protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.
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Correspondence to: Wei-Dong Duan, MD, PhD, Associated Professor, Attending Doctor, Surgeon, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28th FuXing Road, HaiDian District, Beijing 100853, China. Drduanwd@126.com
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Received: March 22, 2018
Peer-review started: March 22, 2018
First decision: April 24, 2018
Revised: May 12, 2018
Accepted: May 26, 2018
Article in press: May 26, 2018
Published online: June 28, 2018
Processing time: 95 Days and 17.5 Hours
Peer-review started: March 22, 2018
First decision: April 24, 2018
Revised: May 12, 2018
Accepted: May 26, 2018
Article in press: May 26, 2018
Published online: June 28, 2018
Processing time: 95 Days and 17.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In this work, we reported a rare case of primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumor. To our knowledge, the total number of cases does not exceed 150. The diagnosis, radiological features, treatment, and survival conditions vary among cases. Our case has two features that have not yet been reported in the literature: (1) The patient had a confirmed preoperative disease course of 26 years-the longest preoperative course among the reported cases; and (2) the lesion contained multiple calcifications, which is not reported previously.