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

International 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, Akash Shah, Shubhneet Bal, Vidhun Ramapriya   +3 more
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Assessment of appendix carcinoid tumors: A retrospective study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2019
Aim: This study aimed to analyze the frequency of carcinoid tumor, the applied treatments to cure it, and the survival periods of the patients thereafter in a city located in the west of Turkey, Balıkesir.
Servet Kocaoz, Gulay Turan
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Primary pure carcinoid tumor of the testis: Radiology, pathology and molecular correlation

Urology Case Reports, 2021
We describe a case of a primary carcinoid tumor of the testis in a 35-year-old man as an incidental finding. Testicular ultrasound showed a 1.1 cm hypoechoic/isoechoic mass with some calcification in the left testicle.
Gang Wang, Wei Xiong, Tracy Tucker, Henry Tran, Lucia Nappi, Ren Yuan   +5 more
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The novel mTOR inhibitor RAD001 (Everolimus) induces antiproliferative effects in human pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor cells [PDF]

, 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
Brand, Stephan, Göke, Burkhard, Spoettl, Gerald, De Toni, Enrico N., Meyer, Heinrich H. D., Meinecke, Jennifer, Zitzmann, Kathrin, Auernhammer, Christoph J.   +7 more
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A rare case of metastatic renal carcinoid

BMC 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, Katsuda Remi, Zennnami Kenji, Yoshizawa Takahiko, Nishikawa Genya, Yamada Yoshiaki, Nakamura Kogenta, Kato Yoshiharu, Aoki Shigeyuki, Taki Tomohiro, Honda Nobuaki   +10 more
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Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor metastasizing to eyelid: A case report

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: We report a rare case of a metastatic carcinoid tumor to the right lower lid masquerading as a chalazion. Observations: A 78-year-old Hispanic woman who presented with a 3-month history of a non-resolving chalazion on the right lower lid despite
Pedro J. Davila, Jan C. Ortiz-Rosario, Meliza Matinez, Ana C. Toro, Jose J. Echegaray, Maria Correa-Rivas, Armando L. Oliver   +6 more
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Evaluation of demographic and rare clinical characteristics of patients with thoracic carcinoid tumor in Razi and Aria Hospitals of Rasht during 2006-2016

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Introduction: Carcinoid tumors are malignant neoplasms of neuroendocrine cells. This study tended to evaluate the demographic and rare clinical characteristics of patients with thoracic carcinoid tumor during 2006-2016 at Razi and Aria Hospitals in Rasht.
Manouchehr Aghajanzadeh, Mohammad Reza Asgary, Ali Alavi Fomani, Alireza Jafarinegad, Azita Tangestaninejad, Hossein Hosseinzadeh Asli, Maryam Ahmad Khan beige, Rastin Hosseinzadeh Asli, Mohammad Madi Asgari   +8 more
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Minute ampullary carcinoid tumor with lymph node metastases: a case report and review of literature

World 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, Okutani Toshio, Ashida Cho, Higashida Akihiro, Ohnishi Katsuhiro, Fujimoto Koji, Senda Eri, Yamamoto Masayuki, Ito Rieko, Yamada Hajime   +9 more
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A rare case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 initially presenting as an asymptomatic, huge mediastinal mass: case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2021
Background Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare inherited syndrome that concurrently involves various endocrine glands. We report a rare case of MEN1 in a 43-year-old man whose first manifestation was an asymptomatic mediastinal mass ...
Ji Eun Jun, You-Cheol Hwang, Kyu Jeong Ahn, Ho Yeon Chung, In-Kyung Jeong   +4 more
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Typical Laryngeal Carcinoid Recurrence and its Management by Conservative Surgery

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2010
Objective: Recurrence of a typical laryngeal carcinoid is extremely rare after surgery with tumor-free margins on histopathology. We present a rare case of typical laryngeal carcinoid that recurred after eight years and was managed by conservative ...
Syed Majid Hussain, Rauf Ahmad
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