Multiple distant metastases arising from a single, low-grade rectal neuroendocrine tumor: An autopsy case report

Rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms are rare epithelial neoplasms of the rectum. The incidence of these tumors has increased over the past decades. However, many questions remain unanswered regarding their clinicopathology, including the possible mechanisms in which these tumors may grow and metastasize.