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. 2020 Jul 9;7(7):e00425.
doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000425. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in the Absence of Hepatic Involvement

Ann S Monardo  1 , Akiva J Marcus  2 , Andrew C Berry  3
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in the Absence of Hepatic Involvement

Ann S Monardo et al. ACG Case Rep J. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Axial and (B) coronal view of abdominal computed tomography revealed an intra-abdominal mass in the upper left quadrant, originating from the pancreas.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Pancreatic mass core biopsy immunohistochemical staining positive for (A) synaptophysin and (B) chromogranin A (400× magnification).
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