Surgery for giant primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the liver

J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Apr;18(4):839-41. doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2346-7. Epub 2013 Oct 22.

Abstract

Liver resection for primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (phNEC) has only scarcely been reported in the literature. We herein report on a 19-year-old female with a solitary 27 × 13-cm-big phNEC, which was initially considered as hemangioma. An extended right hepatectomy (segments V-VIII, partially IVa) was performed. Resection margins were free of tumor (R0 resection). Ki67 expression was 35%. Postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the seventh postoperative day. Two years after surgery, the patient remains disease-free and in good general condition. Large series and longer follow-up studies are required for the better understanding on this rare tumor entity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / chemistry
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ki-67 Antigen / analysis
  • Liver Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tumor Burden
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Ki-67 Antigen