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Swollen limbs and bone pain : a case report [PDF]
, 2005 A 50 year old man presented with peripheral oedema, abdominal distension and a pulmonary opacity on CXR. He subsequently perforated his sigmoid colon as a complication of diverticulitis with pericolic abscess. After colectomy his postoperative period was
Cacciottolo, Joseph M. +2 more
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FGFR2 amplification in colorectal adenocarcinoma [PDF]
, 2017 FGFR2 is recurrently amplified in 5% of gastric cancers and 1%–4% of breast cancers; however, this molecular alteration has never been reported in a primary colorectal cancer specimen.
Carter, Jamal H +6 more
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Quality of life as a predictor for survival in patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours
Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Volume 37, Issue 11, November 2025.Abstract Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) has been shown to predict overall survival (OS) in several different malignancies, but not in patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (siNET). We evaluated the influence of HRQoL on survival in patients with siNET. We included 85 patients with advanced siNET who completed the validated HRQoL
Håkan Ohlsson +4 more
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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019 Background Carcinoids at atypical sites are rare and mostly asymptomatic. In the majority, they show normal levels of serotonin and its metabolites in plasma and urine, resulting in a relatively late diagnosis and hence guarded prognosis.
Karim G. Moustafa, Gamal M. Saied
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Validation of the EORTC QLQ-GINET21 questionnaire for assessing quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours [PDF]
, 2013 Background:Quality of life is an important end point in clinical trials, yet there are few quality of life questionnaires for neuroendocrine tumours.Methods:This international multicentre validation study assesses the QLQ-GINET21 Quality of Life ...
Ardill, J.E.S. (J. E S) +9 more
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Struma Ovarii Associated with Pseudo- Meigs’Syndrome [PDF]
, 2012 Struma ovarii is a specialized ovarian teratoma composed predominantly of mature thyroid tissue. It is associated with pleural effusion and ascites (Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome) in 5% of cases.
Gangane, NM, Gulhane, SR, Sinha, RT
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Primary Atypical Carcinoid Tumour of the Sphenoid Sinus Rostrum
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2014 Primary carcinoid tumors of the nasal cavity and sinuses are exceedingly rare. An accurate histopathological diagnosis is crucial to optimal investigation and management.
Kate A. Stephenson, Darlene E. Lubbe
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Developments in the treatment of carcinoid syndrome – impact of telotristat
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2018 David L Chan, Simron Singh Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada Abstract: Carcinoid syndrome occurs in 20% of patients with neuroendocrine tumors, and serotonin is usually the main causative hormonal peptide ...
Chan DL, Singh S
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PLoS ONE, 2013 PurposeMetastatic neuroendocrine tumors secrete serotonin and other vasoactive substances that are responsible for carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease.
Rebecca Dobson +15 more
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