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Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011 Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor is rare and poses a challenge for diagnosis and management. We presented a case of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor in a 53-year-old female with a complaint of right upper abdominal pain.
Gao Jinbo +4 more
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Primary Mesenteric Carcinoid Tumor Presenting with Carcinoid Syndrome [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018 Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a diverse group of tumors arising throughout the body with a common origin from neuroendocrine cells. Well-differentiated NENs, also known as neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), are generally indolent and are often found ...
Oluwaseun Shogbesan +3 more
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Carcinoid tumor of the gallbladder [PDF]
São Paulo Medical JournalThe carcinoid tumor is a relatively rare type of endocrine tumor, which arises mainly in the gastrointestinal tract. Primary gallbladder and biliary duct system carcinoids comprise less than 1% of all carcinoid tumors arising from any tissue or organ in ...
Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado +3 more
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A case of presumed choroidal metastasis from carcinoid tumor treated by photodynamic therapy with verteporfin [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2013 Setsuko Kawakami, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan Abstract: We report a case of metastatic choroidal carcinoid tumor with favorable outcome after photodynamic therapy.
Kawakami S, Wakabayashi Y, Goto H
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Management of Ampullary Carcinoid Tumors with Pancreaticoduodenectomy [PDF]
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2010 A 66 year old female was found to have an ampullary mass on endoscopic examination. A pancreaticoduodenectomy was performed and the pathology was consistent with carcinoid tumor.
Wassim Abi Jaoude +3 more
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The Rare Malignancy of the Hepatobiliary System: Ampullary Carcinoid Tumor [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2011 Introduction. Carcinoid tumors are low-grade tumors originating from endoderm and mostly involving the gastrointestinal system. However; they may be seen in any site within the gastrointestinal system. Case Presentation. A 69-year-old female patient. The
Mustafa Ozsoy +4 more
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Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia, 2009 Primary renal carcinoid is a rare tumor, until now less than 50 cases of this tumor has been reported, so very little is known about its presentation clinicopathologic patterns and prognosis. We report a patient with primary carcinoid tumor of kidney in a middle-aged woman treated by nephrectomy and review the literature concerning this kind of ...
Geramizadeh Bita +2 more
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Pioglitazone inhibits growth of carcinoid cells and promotes TRAIL-induced apoptosis by induction of p21(waf1/cip1) [PDF]
, 2001 Background/Aims: We investigated the effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) agonist pioglitazone on growth and TRAIL-induced apoptosis in carcinoid cells.
Göke, Burkhard +4 more
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Malignancy within a Tail Gut Cyst: A Case of Retrorectal Carcinoid Tumour [PDF]
, 2014 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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Pharmacological intervention in the treatment of carcinoid tumor [PDF]
, 2023 Carcinoid tumors, also known as well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), develop in the gastrointestinal system, the lungs, and, in rare cases, the genitourinary tract.
Mazeh, Ori
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