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Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor metastasizing to eyelid: A case report
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 +6 more
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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 +8 more
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Pioglitazone inhibits growth of carcinoid cells and promotes TRAIL-induced apoptosis by induction of p21(waf1/cip1) [PDF]
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.
Chen, Youhai +4 more
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Primary Mesenteric Carcinoid Tumor Presenting with Carcinoid Syndrome
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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Primary mesenteric carcinoid tumor
Primary mesenteric carcinoid tumor is very rare, although secondary mesenteric involvement is common, reported as 40% to 80%. And distant metastasis rate reported as 80% to 90%, when the size is larger than 2 cm.
In-Soo Park +6 more
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Minute ampullary carcinoid tumor with lymph node metastases: a case report and review of literature
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
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Focus on treatment of lung carcinoid tumor
Bronchial typical carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine bronchopulmonary tumors with a low-grade malignancy, and an atypical carcinoid is an intermediate form of these tumors. There is a lack of knowledge on the optimal treatment for these tumors.
E. Noel-Savina, R. Descourt
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Molecular pathogenesis and targeted therapy of sporadic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors [PDF]
Over the past few years, knowledge regarding the molecular pathology of sporadic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) has increased substantially, and a number of targeted agents have been tested in clinical trials in this tumor type.
Ahn +64 more
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FGFR2 amplification in colorectal adenocarcinoma [PDF]
FGFR2 is recurrently amplified in 5% of gastric cancers and 1%–4% of breast cancers; however, this molecular alteration has never been reported in a primary colorectal cancer specimen.
Carter, Jamal H +6 more
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Typical Laryngeal Carcinoid Recurrence and its Management by Conservative Surgery
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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