Tumor neuroendocrino primario del hígado: histopatología e inmunohistoquímica de tres casos confirmados por autopsia

a primary hepatic carcinoid tumor (phct) is an uncommon finding. there are few reports of primary hepatic carcinoid tumors, and less confirmed with a complete autopsy. from march 2000 to april 2001 we found 3 cases of phct in terminal phase with an atypical histologic pattern . each case was positive to a wide variety of inmuno histochemical markers . all of them were confirmed by an autopsy. these neoplasies can be detected by reliable diagnostic tools such as the urinary excretion of 5 oh indolacetic acids.