Case of an abnormal procalcitonin-producing metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

被引:4
作者
Wang, Wei-Zhen [1 ]
Xu, Long-Jiang [2 ]
Hu, Duan-Min [1 ]
Tang, Wen [1 ]
机构
[1] Soochow Univ, Affiliated Hosp 2, Dept Gastroenterol, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Soochow Univ, Affiliated Hosp 2, Dept Pathol, Suzhou, Peoples R China
关键词
biomarker; liver metastatic; pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; procalcitonin;
D O I
10.1002/ccr3.3187
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Procalcitonin (PCT) is widely used to diagnose a bacterial infection. An increased serum PCT can also be observed in tumors. We presented an unusual case of a metastatic PNET producing and secreting PCT. Immunohistochemistry was used to demonstrate that PCT can be secreted by PanNET.
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页码:2269 / 2272
页数:4
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