Neuroendocrine tumour cells in the wall of a splenic artery aneurysm

摘要

Neuroendocrine tumours are reported from the alimentary and respiratory tracts. A case of a 57-year-old man with an unsuspected histo-pathological finding of neuroendocrine tumour cells in the wall of a splenic artery aneurysm is reported. Visceral artery aneurysms are uncommon but clinically important owing to the risk of rupture and of intra-abdominal bleeding. There are several possible aetiologies, atherosclerosis being one, and often the cause is unknown or at least not stated. The case of a patient with two visceral artery aneurysms and unsuspected histopathological finding is reported.