1.A case of appendiceal goblet cell carcinoid tumor: Getting it right under the microscope.
Waye Hann KANG ; Norasyikin Abdul WAHAB ; Nor Azmi KAMARUDDIN
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2020;35(1):102-104
Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) is a rare neoplasm of the vermiform appendix and can be mistaken as a typical neuroendocrine tumour (TNET). The natural history of this disease is more aggressive compared to TNETs and requires a more aggressive approach. We report a case of a 37-year-old male who was initially diagnosed with TNET, but subsequently revised as Tang's A GCC. He underwent appendectomy and right hemicolectomy. Aside from a persistently elevated carcinoembyrogenic antigen (CEA) result, his 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT and a 68-Gallium DOTATATE PET/CT scan showed no FDG or DOTATATE avid lesions.
Human ; Carcinoid Tumor-pathology
2.A case of retroperitoneal liposarcoma mimicking an adrenocortical carcinoma.
Waye KANG ; Carolina SINGARAYAR ; Nurasyikin Abdul WAHAB ; Norlela SUKOR ; Nor Azmi KAMARUDDIN
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2019;34(1):95-98
An adrenal mass can be a diagnostic challenge as it is not easy to differentiate the adrenal glands from other adrenal pseudotumours with only radio-imaging. We report a 28-year-old patient who was diagnosed radiologically as an adrenal cortical carcinoma after he presented with abdominal pain and fullness. Biochemically, he demonstrated secondary hyperaldosteronism. Intra-operatively there was a huge mass, inferior to a normal right adrenal, which was histopathologically proven to be a dedifferentiated liposarcoma.