Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Mimicking Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosed by Transbronchial lung biopsie: A Case Report.
THE GULF JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, cilt.1, sa.39, ss.89-91, 2022 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
- Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 39
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Dergi Adı: THE GULF JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.89-91
- Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) are rare malignancies characterized by insidious onset and mostly present with metastasis at the diagnosis. Lung metastasis manifesting diffuse ground-glass opacity is a very rare pattern that is difficult to distinguish from nonmalignant pulmonary diseases. Recognition of this atypical metastases pattern and avoidance of this potential pitfall are crucial. We report a unique case of the Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Mimicking Interstitial Lung Disease diagnosed by transbronchial lung biopsie. Keywords: Neuroendocrine Tumor, Metastasis, Groundglass opacity, interstitial lung disease.