Lko: Rare 3-kg neuroendocrine tumour removed from liver

Doctors at a private city hospital removed a massive 3-kilogram neuroendocrine tumour from a patient’s liver. “This is among the largest neuroendocrine tumours ever removed in the country,” said Dr Ashish Mishra, senior consultant in liver transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, who led the operation. “These tumours often grow undetected because symptoms appear late, and in this case, further delay could have made surgery impossible.” According to national cancer institute, US, NET forms from cells that release hormones into the blood in response to a signal from the nervous system. The patient’s ordeal began with a small, 2 cm neuroendocrine tumour in the rectum, which eventually spread to the liver, forming three additional tumours.