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Primary carcinoid tumors at atypical sites: surgery is mandatory and size determines survival—an Egyptian study

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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Small bowel obstruction caused by a carcinoid tumour [PDF]

, 2014
Carcinoid tumours are rare neuroendocrine tumours causing a spectrum of symptoms ranging from chronic intestinal obstruction to systemic symptoms like sweating, diarrhoea and right side heart failure.
Ajay Raja, D Karthikeyan, M Ganesan, Nirankumar Samuel   +3 more
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Carcinoid Crisis–Induced Acute Systolic Heart Failure

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Carcinoid crisis is a life-threatening manifestation of carcinoid syndrome characterized by profound autonomic instability in the setting of catecholamine release from stress, tumor manipulation, or anesthesia.
Manoj V. Maddali, MD, Catherine Chiu, MD, Emily R. Cedarbaum, MD, Vidhushei Yogeswaran, MD, Mohamed Seedahmed, MD, Wendy Smith, MD, Emily Bergsland, MD, Nicholas Fidelman, MD, Jamie L.W. Kennedy, MD   +8 more
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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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Transarterial chemoembolization is ineffective for neuroendocrine tumors metastatic to the caudate lobe: a single institution review. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Caudate lobe liver metastases occur commonly in patients with neuroendocrine tumors. It is unknown, however, how these lesions respond to regional therapy and how their presence impacts outcomes.
Bloomston, Mark, Chokshi, Ravi, Guy, Gregory, Jones, Natalie, Khabiri, Hooman, McNally, Megan, Schmidt, Carl, Shah, Manisha, Shirley, Lawrence A, Tassone, Patrick   +9 more
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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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Primary renal teratoma: a rare entity [PDF]

, 2013
: Teratomas are neoplasms that arise from pluripotent cells and can differentiate along one or more embryonic germ lines. Renal teratoma is an exceedingly rare condition.
Afaf Amarti, Aziz El madi, Hinde El-Fatemi, Karima Idrissi-Serhrouchni, Khadija Benhayoun, Laila Chbani, Taoufik Harmouch, Youssef Bouabdellah   +7 more
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Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumour of Carcinoid Type 1: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Carcinoid tumours are uncommon neuroendocrine growths known for their slow growth, often remaining asymptomatic until they metastasise or cause carcinoid syndrome.
Saurabh Gawand, Rajesh Gattani, Arvind Chava, Suhit Naseri, Apoorva Pande   +4 more
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Circulating serotonin and bone density, structure, and turnover in carcinoid syndrome.

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013
CONTEXT Gut-derived serotonin has been proposed as a regulator of bone formation, and inhibition of gut serotonin synthesis increases bone formation in rodents.
J. Walsh, J. Newell-Price, M. Debono, J. Adaway, B. Keevil, R. Eastell   +5 more
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Systematic review reveals lack of quality in reporting health-related quality of life in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours [PDF]

, 2016
Overview on primary outcomes and HRQoL results of studies included in systematic review.
Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Bernhard Holzner, Bernhard Nilica, Caroline Martini, Eva-Maria Gamper, Irene Virgolini, Lisa Wintner   +6 more
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