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A Case of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor presenting Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

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  • Xueyu Sun
  • Yanan Yu
  • Yueping Jiang
  • Deming Li

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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a dominantly inherited disease characterized by cafe´-au-lait spots in the skin and dermal neurofibromas. We report an unusual case of a 38-year-old women with NF1 presented with abdominal pain and iron deficiency anemia. Imaging studies revealed a lesion in the head of the pancreas. At surgery, a 20 mm neuroendocrine tumor was found in the head of the pancreas. We present this case of a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) associated with NF1 and review the literatures that have been reported to discuss the characteristics of these tumors to improve early differential.

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  • Xueyu Sun & Yanan Yu & Yueping Jiang & Deming Li, 2017. "A Case of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor presenting Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1," International Journal of Sciences, Office ijSciences, vol. 6(03), pages 51-56, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:adm:journl:v:6:y:2017:i:3:p:51-56
    DOI: 10.18483/ijSci.1210
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