Molly E Roseland, Isaac R Francis, Kimberly L Shampain, Erica B Stein, Ashish P Wasnik, John D Millet
Gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms are uncommon tumors with variable differentiation and malignant potential. Three main subtypes are recognized: type 1, related to autoimmune atrophic gastritis; type 2, associated with Zollinger-Ellison and MEN1 syndrome; and type 3, sporadic. Although endoscopy alone is often sufficient for diagnosis and management of small, indolent, multifocal type 1 tumors, imaging is essential for evaluation of larger, high-grade, and type 2 and 3 neoplasms. Hypervascular intraluminal gastric masses are typically seen on CT/MRI, with associated perigastric lymphadenopathy and liver metastases in advanced cases...
December 2022: Abdominal Radiology