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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2018; 10(10): 780-784
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i10.780
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i10.780
Neuroendocrine tumor incidentally detected during living donor hepatectomy: A case report and review of literature
Sami Akbulut, Burak Isik, Sezai Yilmaz, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Egemen Cicek, Department of Surgery, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Emine Samdanci, Department of Pathology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Isik B, and Cicek E designed the report; Akbulut S collected the patient’s clinical data; Samdanci E provided histopathological information; Akbulut S and Yilmaz S analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study gave his informed written consent prior to study enrollment, authorizing the use and disclosure of his protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author declares no potential conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig Yolu 10. Km, Malatya 44280, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: May 18, 2018
Peer-review started: May 18, 2018
First decision: June 6, 2018
Revised: June 19, 2018
Accepted: June 27, 2018
Article in press: June 28, 2018
Published online: October 27, 2018
Processing time: 164 Days and 4.7 Hours
Peer-review started: May 18, 2018
First decision: June 6, 2018
Revised: June 19, 2018
Accepted: June 27, 2018
Article in press: June 28, 2018
Published online: October 27, 2018
Processing time: 164 Days and 4.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: To our best knowledge, no case of a tumor that was incidentally detected during living donor hepatectomy (LDH) has been reported in the English language medical literature. Herein, we present two cases in which grade I neuroendocrine tumors were incidentally detected during our twelve-year LDH experience. Even if patients undergoing LDH are healthy individuals, the whole abdominal cavity should be gently palpated and all findings be recorded after completing laparotomy. Suspected masses or lesions should be confirmed by frozen section examination. Such an approach would avert potential medicolegal issues.