Finding a Needle in a Haystack: The Diagnosis of a Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumor by Transrectal Prostate Biopsy
Introduction: Prostate biopsy, usually performed by a transrectal approach, is executed when there is a suspicion of prostate cancer. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are epithelial neoplasms with predominant neuroendocrine differentiation and only 19% of them are localized in the rectum. Case report: T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2015-09-01
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| Series: | GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341454515000794 |