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The Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome: Methotrimeprazine used in its Palliation
Blair Aw
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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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Management of the hormonal syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors
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+10 more
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Abstract Somatostatin is a naturally occurring polypeptide hormone that exerts its effect on the gastrointestinal tract by reducing exocrine and endocrine secretion, resulting in decreased motility, gastric emptying, splanchnic blood flow, fat absorption, lymphatic flow, and gallbladder contraction.
Bailey Dunn+4 more
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Society for Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Androgen Excess in Women
ABSTRACT Context Androgen excess is common in women and refers to clinical or biochemical evidence of elevated androgenic steroids such as testosterone. It is associated with underlying polycystic ovary syndrome in the majority of cases. However severe androgen excess is less common and may indicate the presence of underlying adrenal or ovarian ...
Yasir S. Elhassan+14 more
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Objectives Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is crucial in determining treatment strategies for gastric neuroendocrine tumors (gNETs). While type 3 is considered more aggressive than types 1 and 2 within the clinical subtype of gNETs, the supporting data were insufficient, due to their rarity. We aimed to study the prevalence and risk factors associated with
Yohei Ogata+9 more
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Abstract Hyperhidrosis is an under‐reported and under‐treated condition that causes significant patient morbidity. Secondary causes require consideration, but the vast majority of cases are idiopathic. The condition is encountered by a range of clinicians, including neurologists, dermatologists and endocrinologists, and it pays to be familiar with the ...
Mitchell J. Lycett, Karl Ng
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The impact of re‐characterizing metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A prospective study
Abstract The biology of metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (panNET) may alter over time. It remains to be defined if, how, and when this patient group should be recommended to re‐evaluate the characteristics of their disease. This prospective single‐center, longitudinal cohort study at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden (NCT03130205 ...
Kazhan Mollazadegan+9 more
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Abstract Patients with gastroenteropancreatic–neuroendocrine tumors (GEP‐NETs) may present skeletal fragility that might be related to multiple factors, including bone metastases, vitamin D deficiency, hormone secretion, and disease treatments. This study examines the prevalence and determinants of fragility fractures in low grading (G1‐G2) GEP‐NETs ...
Alessandro Brunetti+15 more
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Thyroid metastases from neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) should be considered in case of suspicious thyroid nodules in patients with a positive medical history of NEN, mainly of thoracic origin, even after many years from the initial diagnosis. The differential diagnosis from primary intrathyroidal NEN is challenging.
Tiziana Feola+62 more
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