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. 2025 Sep 19.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000006140. Online ahead of print.

A Rare Case of Diffuse Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas Diagnosed by 68Ga-DOTANOC PET CT Study

Gayana Shankaramurthy  1 , Kishore Gsb  2 , B S Ravindra  3 , Raksha Kulkarni  1 , Nagarjun B R  4
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A Rare Case of Diffuse Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas Diagnosed by 68Ga-DOTANOC PET CT Study

Gayana Shankaramurthy et al. Clin Nucl Med. .

Abstract

Diffuse neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas is rare, with only a few documented case reports in the literature. Differentiating diffuse pancreatic NET from autoimmune pancreatitis is critical for effective patient management, and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET CT can facilitate non-invasive diagnosis.

Keywords: EUS; diffuse NET of pancreas; grade I NET; surgery.

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Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.

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