Year in Review 2018 by the Brazilian Gastrointestinal Tumors Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors
Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2018 Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) constitute a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with variable prognoses and clinical presentations. Therefore their therapeutic management is challenging, involving a real multidisciplinary approach composed of medical ...
Duilio R. Rocha +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.
Chen, Youhai +4 more
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Hormonal crises following receptor radionuclide therapy with the radiolabeled somatostatin analogue [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr 3]octreotate [PDF]
, 2008 Introduction: Receptor radionuclide therapy is a promising treatment modality for patients with neuroendocrine tumors for whom alternative treatments are limited.
Aken, M.O. (Maarten) van +7 more
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Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in patients with carcinoid tumors [PDF]
, 1996 In 80% to 90% of patients with carcinoids, tumor sites can be detected with [111In-DTPA-D-Phe1]-octreotide scintigraphy. Unexpected, additional localizations are reported in one-third to two-thirds of patients.
Krenning, E.P. (Eric) +1 more
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Unicentric castleman disease complicated by paraneoplastic bronchiolitis obliterans and pemphigus
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) and paraneoplastic pemphigus are rare and ominous complications of Castleman disease. Collectively, these processes have been reported as part of paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome (PAMS), and they can occur in ...
Hassan A. Raza, MD. +6 more
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Primary renal teratoma: a rare entity [PDF]
, 2013 : Teratomas are neoplasms that arise from pluripotent cells and can differentiate along one or more embryonic germ lines. Renal teratoma is an exceedingly rare condition.
Afaf Amarti +7 more
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Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the tonsil [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a classical tumor-associated, immune-mediated disease typically associated with gynecological malignancies, small-cell lung-cancer or lymphoma.
Hartmann, Sylvia +5 more
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Telotristat ethyl in carcinoid syndrome: safety and efficacy in the TELECAST phase 3 trial [PDF]
, 2018 Telotristat ethyl, a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor, was efficacious and well tolerated in the phase 3 TELESTAR study in patients with carcinoid syndrome (CS) experiencing ≥4 bowel movements per day (BMs/day) while on somatostatin analogs (SSAs ...
Anthony, Lowell B. +17 more
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Pancreatic tumors imaging: an update [PDF]
, 2016 Currently, ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) represent the mainstay in the evaluation of pancreatic solid and cystic tumors affecting pancreas in 80-85% and 10-15% of the cases respectively. Integration of US,
Baccari, Paolo +8 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare hereditary tumor syndrome inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and characterized by a predisposition to a multitude of endocrine neoplasms primarily of parathyroid, enteropancreatic, and anterior ...
Crystal D. C. Kamilaris +1 more
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