Hepatic primary neuroendocrine carcinoma: about a new case

Hasna Derouich; Fouad Haddad; Mohamed Moukhlissi; Wafaa Hliwa; Ahmed Bellabah; Wafaa Badre

doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.20.254.5710

Hepatic primary neuroendocrine carcinoma: about a new case

Pan Afr Med J. 2015 Mar 17:20:254. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.254.5710. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Hasna Derouich¹, Fouad Haddad¹, Mohamed Moukhlissi¹, Wafaa Hliwa¹, Ahmed Bellabah¹, Wafaa Badre¹

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology, Oncology Departemnt Ibn Rochd Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abstract

We report a new case of Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma admitted in our hospital and revealed in 53 years man by epigastric pain and flush syndrome. A liver biopsy with immunohistochemical study confirmed the original location of a neuroendocrine carcinoma. After 12 cures of Chemotherapy and a follow up of 12 months, the patient is still in complete remission.

Keywords: Carcinoma; liver; neuroendocrine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Biopsy
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / drug therapy
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / pathology*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Remission Induction