Neuroendocrine tumor of the inguinal node: A very rare presentation

Neuroendocrine tumor of the inguinal node: A very rare presentation

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Neuroendocrine tumors are a broad click here family of tumors arising most commonly in the gastrointestinal tract and the bronchus pulmonary tree.The other common sounds are the parathyroid, pituitary and adrenal gland.Inguinal node as a primary presentation of a neuroendocrine tumor is an extremely rare presentation.

We present the case of a 43-year-old-male who presented with the complaints of an inguinal node swelling without any other symptoms and on further evaluation was diagnosed to have a non-metastatic neuroendocrine tumor of the inguinal discount greenery node.He was treated with a combination of chemotherapy and surgery and is presently awaiting completion chemotherapy.