Publications by authors named "Maria Dolores Pico Sala"

We present the case of an 81-year-old male with a history of surgically resected colorectal and bladder cancer, who was admitted to our hospital with a urinary infection. A routine renal ultrasound showed a pelvic cyst and a CT scan confirmed a non-complicated cyst, but a lesion was observed in the left lung. He underwent a PET-CT in which an unexpected enhancement of the small bowel attracted our attention.

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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is mainly characterized by the development of a large number of polyps in the gastrointestinal tract and by the risk of developing adenocarcinomas. We present the case of a woman diagnosed with FAP and liver metastases. Histological analysis revealed both diseases to be secondary to a neuroendocrine tumor.

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