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Gastrointestinal Neuroectodermal Tumor: a Diagnostic Dilemma

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Malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor (GNET), a rare soft tissue sarcoma, is a recently described distinct clinicopathological entity. With only a few cases reported in literature till date, there is limited knowledge about the behavior as well as diagnosis of this tumor. GNET mimics several other tumors and hence presents as a diagnostic challenge to clinicians and pathologists alike. We report a case of gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumors with liver metastasis.

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  1. Department of GI and HPB services, Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India

    Keduovinuo K. Keditsu, Shraddha Patkar, Shailesh V. Shrikhande & Mahesh Goel

  2. Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India

    Munita Bal

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Keditsu, K.K., Patkar, S., Bal, M. et al. Gastrointestinal Neuroectodermal Tumor: a Diagnostic Dilemma. Indian J Surg 79, 166–168 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-016-1499-5

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