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Malignancy within a Tail Gut Cyst: A Case of Retrorectal Carcinoid Tumour [PDF]
Purpose. Tailgut cysts with malignant transformation are rare entities. We discuss the diagnostic strategy and treatment of a malignancy within a tailgut cyst. Methods.
Abukar, AA +23 more
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Atypical Carcinoid of the Larynx: A Case Report
Neuroendocrine carcinomas are a spectrum of rare and highly heterogeneous malignant tumors. Neuroendocrine carcinomas mainly arise from neuroendocrine cells scattered throughout the body. They mainly occur in the lung and gastrointestinal tract. Atypical
Yue Hu MD +3 more
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Advanced typical and atypical carcinoid tumours of the lung: management recommendations.
Background Neuroendocrine tumours (nets) are classified by site of origin, with lung being the second most common primary site after the gastrointestinal tract. Lung nets are rare and heterogeneous, with varied pathologic and clinical features.
B. Melosky
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Primary lung carcinoid metastatic to the breast
Lung carcinoid tumors account for approximately 2% of lung cancers, with 10% of the tumors represented by the atypical type. While atypical carcinoids are metastatic to intrathoracic lymph nodes in approximately half of the cases on the initial ...
Marianna Zagurovskaya, MD +2 more
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Simultaneous surgical treatment of primary ovarian carcinoid and carcinoid heart disease
The incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) is 2.5–5 per 100 000 population. Up to 20% of patients with NET develop carcinoid syndrome (CS), and in 40–50% of those carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is reported (0.27 per 100 000 population per year) [1 ...
Uladzimir Andrushchuk +3 more
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Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Confer Superior Survival in Patients with Atypical Carcinoid Tumors
Background Though the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with pathologically node-positive (pN+) atypical carcinoid tumor of the lung is an accepted practice, controversy exists regarding its utilization in node-negative (pN0) patients. Our aim was
K. Anderson +9 more
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Capecitabine and Temozolomide as a Promising Therapy for Advanced Thymic Atypical Carcinoid.
BACKGROUND Thymic atypical carcinoid (TAC) is a rare thymic neuroendocrine tumor that originates in the neuroendocrine system and lacks a standardized treatment. The combination of capecitabine (CAP) and temozolomide (TEM) is associated with an extremely
Xin Wang +6 more
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Atypical carcinoid of the larynx: case report
The authors describe a rare case of laryngeal atypical carcinoid. They discuss the histologic pattern of the neoplasm and the differential diagnosis of laryngeal tumors, particularly with oat-cell carcinoma. These tumors represent a spectrum of neoplasms
Livio Presutti +11 more
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Diagnosis and Therapy of Bronchopulmonary Carcinoid Tumors
Bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors are relatively uncommon neoplasms and typically benign and slow growing. However, more aggressive subtypes may develop early nodal and distant metastases.
Sen WEI, Xin LI, Jun CHEN, Qinghua ZHOU
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A Rare Case of Carcinoid Constrictive Pericarditis
We describe a case of atypical carcinoid heart disease. A 62-year-old woman with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor metastatic to the liver and lymph nodes presented with recurrent unilateral pleural effusions and lower extremity edema ...
Teresa S. Wang, MD +4 more
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