Simultaneous surgical treatment of primary ovarian carcinoid and carcinoid heart disease
Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022 The incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) is 2.5–5 per 100 000 population. Up to 20% of patients with NET develop carcinoid syndrome (CS), and in 40–50% of those carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is reported (0.27 per 100 000 population per year) [1 ...
Uladzimir Andrushchuk +3 more
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Management of Ampullary Carcinoid Tumors with Pancreaticoduodenectomy
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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Primary carcinoid tumors of the liver [PDF]
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2008 Background Primary carcinoid tumors of the liver are uncommon and rarely symptomatic. The diagnosis of primary hepatic etiology requires rigorous workup and continued surveillance to exclude a missed primary.
Olichney John +4 more
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Carcinoid Tumors: An Ignored Cause of Appendicitis
Pakistan Journal of Medicine and DentistryBackground: Many conditions related to appendix present as appendicitis. These conditions can range from fecolith obstruction to tumors .Carcinoid tumors are most common tumors to present in appendix.
Iqbal Memon +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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Expression studies on PPARγ in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours [PDF]
, 2010 MDPancreatic NETs occur with an annual incidence of around 5 per 1,000,000 population per year, with survival rates of between 30 – 97% at 5 years depending on the tumour subtype.
Hanson, Matthew Richard
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Primary Carcinoid Tumor of the Testis: Case Report
Urology Case Reports, 2015 Carcinoid tumors conform less than 1% of all testicular tumors and most of them are neuroendocrine tumors which are primarily seen in testes. They are in the form of testicular metastasis from other organs. Carcinoid tumors may occur from differentiation
Mustafa Suat Bolat +4 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 +8 more
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Primary Mesenteric Carcinoid Tumor Presenting with Carcinoid Syndrome
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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