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A rare case of metastatic renal carcinoid

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2010
Background Carcinoid is an endocrine cell tumor with low-grade atypia, which is generally a low-grade malignant cancer with a good prognosis. Metastatic renal carcinoid is even rarer than primary carcinoids. Case presentation We present our experience of
Tobiume Motoi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The novel mTOR inhibitor RAD001 (Everolimus) induces antiproliferative effects in human pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background/Aim: Tumors exhibiting constitutively activated PI(3) K/Akt/mTOR signaling are hypersensitive to mTOR inhibitors such as RAD001 (everolimus) which is presently being investigated in clinical phase II trials in various tumor entities, including
Albert JM   +35 more
core   +1 more source

Phase 3 Trial of 177Lu-Dotatate for Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background Patients with advanced midgut neuroendocrine tumors who have had disease progression during first-line somatostatin analogue therapy have limited therapeutic options.
Al‐nahhas, A   +82 more
core   +1 more source

Primary Mesenteric Carcinoid Tumor Presenting with Carcinoid Syndrome

open access: yesCase 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
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of gastric cancer and carcinoids in atrophic gastritis during prospective long-term follow up [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective. Atrophic gastritis (AG) is a risk condition for gastric cancer and type I gastric carcinoids. Recent studies assessing the overall risk of gastric cancer and carcinoids in AG at long-term follow up are lacking.
Annibale, Bruno   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Minute ampullary carcinoid tumor with lymph node metastases: a case report and review of literature

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009
Background Carcinoid tumors are usually considered to have a low degree of malignancy and show slow progression. One of the factors indicating the malignancy of these tumors is their size, and small ampullary carcinoid tumors have been sometimes treated ...
Sakano Shigeru   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidentally Found Rectal Carcinoid Tumor in a 46-Year-Old Female: The Potential for Complications and the Importance of Screening Guidelines

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Students, 2023
BACKGROUND: Carcinoid tumors are rare neuroendocrine tumors that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract as well as other areas throughout the body.
Rebecca Lapides   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Metastatic Atypical Neuroendocrine Tumor with ALK Translocation and Diffuse Brain Metastases. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A challenge in precision medicine requires identification of actionable driver mutations. Critical to such effort is the deployment of sensitive and well-validated assays for mutation detection.
Ali, Siraj   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Chromogranin A as serum marker for neuroendocrine neoplasia: comparison with neuron-specific enolase and the alpha-subunit of glycoprotein hormones [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Chromogranin A (CgA) is gaining acceptance as a serum marker of neuroendocrine tumors. Its specificity in differentiating between neuroendocrine and nonneuroendocrine tumors, its sensitivity to detect small tumors, and its clinical ...
Bouillon, R. (Roger)   +8 more
core   +10 more sources

Malignancy within a tail gut cyst:a case of retrorectal carcinoid tumour [PDF]

open access: yes, 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, A. A.   +7 more
core   +6 more sources

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