Primary Skull Base Neuroendocrine Carcinoma-a Case Report and Review of Literature

Overview

Journal Radiol Case Rep

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Radiology

Date 2020 May 29

PMID 32461779

Citations 2

Authors

Vishwanath Vijay Joshi

Pranav Thombare

Mitusha Verma

Neemish Kamat

Deepak Patkar

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Abstract

Skull-based neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare tumors with only a few case reports in literature. Here we present an unusual case of primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skull in 60-year-old male which was proven on surgical biopsy. The imaging features of this rare tumor along with differential diagnosis are discussed with brief review of the literature.

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