A rare case of neuroendocrine cell tumor mixed with a mucinous component in the ampulla of Vater

• Main Authors: Tamotus Sugai (Author), Noriyuki Uesugi (Author), Masamichi Suzuki (Author), Nobuyasu Suzuki (Author), Michitaka Honda (Author), Tsuyoshi Abe (Author), Naoki Yanagawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A rare case of neuroendocrine cell tumor (NET) having both conventional and mucinous components was reported. Mucinous NET is rarely encountered in the pathological diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) tumors. Here we examined the mechanism for transformation of conventional NETs i...