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Síndrome carcinóide: relato de caso Carcinoid syndrome: case report

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2008
Os tumores carcinóides são raros, com incidência aproximada de um a dois casos por 100.000 habitantes. Estima-se que a síndrome carcinóide - que se caracteriza por flushing, diarréia, dor abdominal e, em menor freqüência, pelagra, broncoespasmo e doença ...
Ane Beatriz Mautari Niwa, Marcello Menta Simonsen Nico   +1 more
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A Case of Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumor with a Superimposed Aspergilloma Presenting As a Covert Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2017
Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is a challenging diagnosis only responsible for approximately 10% of Cushing syndrome cases. It has been associated with a variety of benign and malignant tumors including a carcinoid tumor accompanied ...
Kyoung Jin Kim, Ji Hee Yu, Nan Hee Kim, Young Hye Kim, Young Sik Kim, Ji A Seo   +5 more
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Ectopic corticotroph syndrome [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2004
INTRODUCTION Endogenous Cushing's syndrome is a clinical state resulting from prolonged, inappropriate exposure to excessive endogenous secretion of Cortisol and hence excess circulating free cortisol, characterized by loss of the normal feedback ...
Penezić Zorana, Savić Slavica, Vujović Svetlana, Tatić Svetislav B., Ercegovac Maja, Drezgić Milka   +5 more
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Management of the hormonal syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors

Archives of Medical Science, 2016
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP/NET) are unusual and relatively rare neoplasms that present many clinical challenges. They characteristically synthesize, store and secrete a variety of peptides and neuroamines which can lead to the ...
Paweł Gut, Joanna Waligórska-Stachura, Agata Czarnywojtek, Nadia Sawicka-Gutaj, Maciej Bączyk, Katarzyna Ziemnicka, Jakub Fischbach, Kosma Woliński, Jarosław Kaznowski, Elżbieta Wrotkowska, Marek Ruchała   +10 more
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: a case report

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2006
Background: Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is the consequence of excessive and autonomous secretion of gastrin from gastrinoma cells. The disease is exceptionally rare and characterized by severe and treatment-resistant peptic disease that can become life ...
Mitja Krajnc, Miro Čokolič
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Bilateral granulosa cell tumors: a novel malignant manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 syndrome found in a patient with a rare menin in-frame deletion

The Application of Clinical Genetics, 2015
Michael J Hall,1 Julie Innocent,2 Christina Rybak,1 Colleen Veloski,3 Walter J Scott,4 Hong Wu,5 John A Ridge,4 John P Hoffman,4 Hossein Borghaei,2 Aruna Turaka,6 Mary B Daly1 1Department of Clinical Genetics, 2Department of Medical Oncology, 3Department
Hall MJ, Innocent J, Rybak C, Veloski C, Scott WJ, Wu H, Ridge JA, Hoffman JP, Borghaei H, Turaka A, Daly MB   +10 more
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Clinical Features of Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors According to Demographic and Pathologic Characteristics. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs) are aggressive cancers affecting mainly young women, in whom fertility preservation is important. Diagnosis is often delayed because early symptoms are non‐specific, leading to advanced disease or emergency surgery that may limit optimal staging and fertility‐sparing treatment. As
Agah J, Navipour E, Akhavan S, Norouzi S.   +3 more
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Pulmonary neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors: European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society expert consensus and recommendations for best practice for typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoids. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND Pulmonary carcinoids (PCs) are rare tumors. As there is a paucity of randomized studies, this expert consensus document represents an initiative by the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society to provide guidance on their management ...
Rossi, R. E., Ferolla, P., Caplin, M E, Travis, W. D., Caplin, M. E., Perren, A., Lim, E, Pelosi, G, Filosso, P, Ferolla, P, Baudin, E, Garcia-Yuste, M, Öberg, Kjell,, Travis, W D, Baudin, E., Pelosi, G., Lim, E., Garcia-Yuste, M., Rossi, R E, Oberg, K, Perren, Aurel, Filosso, P.   +21 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, Göke, Rüdiger, Chen, Youhai, El-Deiry, Wafik S., Göke, Alexandra   +4 more
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Carcinoid heart disease: A case discussion with reappraisalcarcinoid heart disease: A case discussion with reappraisal

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017
Carcinoid tumors are malignant neuroendocrine tumors arising from Kulchitsky cell. The most common site of primary carcinoid tumors is gastrointestinal tract (64%) followed by respiratory tract (28%).
Rohit Tandon, Ravinder Pal Singh
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