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Rare Presentation of a Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Presenting with Atrial Flutter

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) rarely secrete serotonin, which is the main cause of carcinoid syndrome. One of its unusual manifestations is carcinoid heart disease or Hedinger’s syndrome which is seldom accompanied by cardiac arrhythmias.
Paraskevi C Fragkou, Ioannis A Papadopoulos, Antonios Papadopoulos, Evangelos-Achilleas Kontoveros, Gregory Kaltsas, Foula Vassilara   +5 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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Bronchial Carcinoid Tumour as a Rare Cause of Cushing’s Syndrome in Children: A Case Report and Review of Literature

JCRPE, 2020
Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is rare in childhood and adolescence. The most common paediatric cause of CS is exogenous administration of glucocorticoids; either topical, inhaled or oral corticosteroids.
Rahul Saxena, Manish Pathak, Ravindra Shukla, Arvind Sinha, Poonam Elhence, Jyotsna N. Bharti, Pushpinder Khera   +6 more
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Carcinoid Syndrome: A Review [PDF]

Cureus, 2020
Carcinoid syndrome (CS) is a paraneoplastic syndrome caused by the release of serotonin and other substances from well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The hallmark symptoms of carcinoid syndrome are flushing and diarrhea; atypical signs and symptoms can include wheezing, abdominal pain, valvular heart disease, telangiectasias, pellagra ...
Gade, Ajay K, Olariu, Eva, Douthit, Nathan T   +2 more
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A Challenging Case of Ectopic Adrenocorticotropin Hormone Syndrome with Bronchial Carcinoid and Literature Review [PDF]

We report an adolescent boy diagnosed with ectopic adrenocorticotropin hormone syndrome (EAS) due to an atypical bronchial carcinoid. The patient was managed by a multidisciplinary team.
Elif Özsu, Merih Berberoğlu, Nurdan Taçyıldız, Emel Cabi Ünal, Zehra Aycan, Ayten Kayı Cangır, Sema Nilay Abseyi, Zeynep Şıklar   +7 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Hedinger Syndrome with Intraoperative Carcinoid Crisis — Understanding the Pathophysiology for a Successful Management

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021
Carcinoid tumors can be a cause for right heart valve disease, also known as Hedinger syndrome or carcinoid heart disease. Proper understanding of the pathophysiology is of the uttermost importance for adequate treatment of these patients, especially ...
Albert Franz Guerrero-Becerra, Juan Sebastián Frías-Ordoñez, Sergio A Higuera, Laura Patricia Gutiérrez-Soriano, Juan Camilo Giraldo   +4 more
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Ablation of typical atrial flutter as therapeutic component in carcinoid heart disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Carcinoid heart disease is the cardiac manifestation of carcinoid syndrome. There is limited research on rhythm management in patients with carcinoid heart disease.
Susann Groschke, Rolf Weinert, Björn Becker, Gert Richardt, Ralph Tölg, Leon Iden, Martin Borlich   +6 more
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Gastrointestinal tract carcinoid with carcinoid syndrome in 63-year-old diver – a case report [PDF]

, 2023
Introduction: Carcinoid is a tumor that originates from neuroendocrine cells.[1] It was primarily named and described in 1907 by Siegfried Oberndorfer to characterize neoplasms located in GIST with a relatively indolent course.[2] Term ...
Pawęska, Wojciech, Dominik, Hanna, Dominik, Barbara   +2 more
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Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay, Amandine Manon, Hunter Stephens, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Bart de Keizer, Erik T. te Beek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source