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Medicinski Glasnik Specijalne Bolnice za Bolesti Štitaste Žlezde i Bolesti Metabolizma "Zlatibor"Chromogranin A (CgA) is the most important member of the granin family. It is stored with hormones and neurotransmitters in large dense core vesicles or chromaffin granules and together with them it is released constitutively or in a controlled way.
Jandrić-Kočič Marijana C. +1 more
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Comparison of two chromogranin A assays and investigation of nonlinear specimens
Practical Laboratory Medicine, 2022 Background: As a marker for functional and non-functional neuroendocrine tumors, serum chromogranin A (CgA) concentrations have shown value for detecting and monitoring disease. Here we describe a comparison between an established micro-titer plate assay
J. Alan Erickson +4 more
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Diagnostics, 2021 Numerous immunoassays have been developed to measure the levels of chromogranin A (CgA), a useful biomarker for diagnosing and monitoring generally heterogeneous neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Here, we evaluated the imprecision and linearity of three such
Yu Jeong Choi +4 more
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Paraneoplastic Cushing Syndrome in Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumour
Case Reports in Oncology, 2021 Ectopic production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) is relatively uncommon. We report a rare case of a liver metastatic G1 low-grade NET of the intestine that induced hypercortisolism after surgical ...
Laurent Mineur +2 more
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Neuroendocrine Breast Cancer. Clinical Observation. Personalized Approach
Креативная хирургия и онкология, 2021 Introduction. Neuroendocrine breast tumors represent a rare subtype of breast cancer, accounting for less than 1 % of all neuroendocrine neoplasms. Starting from their pathology definition, and going through their prevalence, prognosis and treatment, our
Sh. Kh. Gantsev +5 more
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Hereditary Paraganglioma in an Omani Family
Oman Medical Journal, 2021 Pheochromocytomas are tumors derived from chromaffin cells within the medulla of adrenal glands, whereas paragangliomas are tumors derived from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells of the sympathetic prevertebral and paravertebral ganglia.
Fathima Pambinezhthu +5 more
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Duodenal carcinoid tumour – a case report [PDF]
, 2020 Duodenal carcinoids are rare tumours of the small intestine with heterogenous clinical and pathological characteristics. The long-term prognosis is very good if discovered in the early stages.
Alexescu, Teodora Gabriela +7 more
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Bone metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: clinical and biological considerations
Endocrine Connections, 2022 We considered 351 patients affected by neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), followed at the University Hospital of Padua and at the Veneto Oncological Institute. Of these, 72 (20.5%) suffered from bone metastases.
Matteo Scopel +10 more
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Predictors of Outcomes in Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Retrospective Cohort
GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023 Introduction/Aim: Gastric neuroendocrine tumors (GNETs) frequently have an indolent clinical course, despite their metastatic potential. The aim of the study was to identify prognostic factors associated with overall survival and risk of metastases and ...
Raquel Ortigão +4 more
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Chromogranin A in diagnosis of pheochromocytoma (comparative analysis) [PDF]
Терапевтический архив, 2021 Aim. To study the prognostic value of determining Chromogranin A blood level in the diagnosis of PHEO. Materials and methods. We conducted a comparative analytical study of 157 patients with suspected PHEO, statistical analysis of 24-hour urinary ...
Marina Yu. Yukina +4 more
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