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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;96(2):e7-8.
doi: 10.1308/003588414X13814021676954.

Surgical resection of hepatic and cardiac neuroendocrine metastases from a caecal primary tumour

J M L Williamson  1 , J Anderson, D R C Spalding
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Case Reports

Surgical resection of hepatic and cardiac neuroendocrine metastases from a caecal primary tumour

J M L Williamson et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

A 66-year-old patient had an incidentally detected caecal neuroendocrine tumour that had metastasised to the liver and left atrium. He was asymptomatic with regard to this tumour and did not have carcinoid syndrome. Resection of the primary tumour and the metastatic deposits (with the ablation of one lesion) is thought to be curative.

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Gallium-68 DOTATATE cardiac positron emission tomography showing area of high signal uptake in the pericardium/epicardium of the heart (arrow)
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Gallium-68 DOTATATE hepatic positron emission tomography showing two areas of high signal uptake in segments 7 and 4b (arrows)
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