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Carcinoid Syndrome-Induced Ventricular Tachycardia
Introduction. Carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine malignancies that secrete multiple bioactive substances. These bioactive substances are responsible for the carcinoid syndrome characterized by diarrhea, flushing, syncope, and right-sided valvular ...
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Cristina Saavedra,1,2 Jorge Barriuso,1,3 Mairéad G McNamara,1,3 Juan W Valle,1,3 Angela Lamarca1,31Medical Oncology Department, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; 2Medical Oncology Department, Ramon Y Cajal University Hospital ...
Saavedra C+4 more
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Telotristat ethyl in carcinoid syndrome: safety and efficacy in the TELECAST phase 3 trial [PDF]
Telotristat ethyl, a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor, was efficacious and well tolerated in the phase 3 TELESTAR study in patients with carcinoid syndrome (CS) experiencing ≥4 bowel movements per day (BMs/day) while on somatostatin analogs (SSAs ...
M. Pavel+17 more
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The spectrum of carcinoid tumours and carcinoid syndromes [PDF]
Carcinoids are neuroendocrine tumours of the gut which may also be found in the bronchus, pancreatic islets and retroperitoneum. They probably arise from gastrointestinal or bronchopulmonary pluripotential stem cells. Carcinoid tumours derived from these cells are potentially malignant; the strength of the tendency for aggressive growth correlates ...
Cornelis J.M. Lips+2 more
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A case of carcinoid syndrome after CT guided lung biopsy of a neuroendocrine tumor [PDF]
Carcinoid tumors of the lung are an uncommon malignancy that can rarely lead to carcinoid syndrome. Carcinoid tumors represent less than 1% of all lung cancers.
Benjamin Perrin Hee, BS+2 more
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D G, Grahame-Smith+2 more
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Understanding Carcinoid Syndrome It’s common knowledge that cancer tumors can occur in different shapes and sizes. What’s less known is how they can travel at different speeds. Carcinoid tumors have been called "cancers in slow motion".
A. Mishra
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Biochemical factors in the blood serum of neuroendocrine tumor patients with carcinoid syndrome
Introduction. Carcinoid syndrome is the most common functional syndrome in patients with neuroendocrine tumors. More than 40 biochemical factors are responsible for the manifestation of carcinoid syndrome, among which serotonin is the most important. The
N. V. Lyubimova+5 more
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A forgotten diagnosis in right heart failure: A case report and literature review
Carcinoid heart disease is a well‐known complication of carcinoid syndrome that affects morbidity and mortality. Carcinoid heart disease may be asymptomatic in the early stages; therefore, patients with carcinoid syndrome should be screened to prevent ...
Azin Alizadehasl+5 more
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