Main Article Content

A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor diagnosed during the management of acute appendicitis


Volkan Erikci
Munevver Hosgor
Ahmet Dursun
Nail Aksoy
Melih Yildiz
Ozkan Okur

Abstract

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) are increasingly being discovered. A case of PNET diagnosed and treated during the management of acute appendicitis is presented and discussed. The importance of imaging modalities in patients with acute abdominal pain is emphasized. To the best our knowledge, this is the first pediatric report of PNET and acute appendicitis combination.


Keywords: acute appendicitis, children, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor


Journal Identifiers


eISSN: 1687-4137
print ISSN: 1687-4137