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How would you approach metastatic hepatocellular cancer with neuroendocrine features?

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic

I would consider having both specimens reviewed by an expert GI pathologist to determine the histology and apply additional IHC stains as indicated. Misdiagnosis of NETs is not all that uncommon and I have seen both HCC and cholangiocarcinoma called NETs and the other way around too. For a tumor tha...

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Medical Oncology · UH Seidman Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
  • Most of these patients end up having aggressive HCC or cholangio rather than real high grade G3 NET or NEC. So definitely agree with path review, preferably with a NET pathologist is the first most important step given that imaging and therapy will be completely different.
  • If the pathologist's conc...

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