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BACKGROUND: 5‐hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5‐HIAA) excretion is commonly measured for biochemical detection of carcinoid tumours. A 77‐year‐old woman was referred for elevated 24 h urine 5‐HIAA excretion (510 μmol/day; normal is less than 45 μmol/day) and serum chromogranin A (CgA) (72.1 U/L; normal is less than 18 U/L), both subsequently normalized after
Tisha Joy +3 more
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Tumor Carcinoide. Revisión, Bibliografía y Casuística
Es bien conocida la baja incidencia del tumor carcinoide, siendo en el nivel mundial del 0.65% para el hombre y del 1.1% para la mujer; su mayor frecuencia se observa en la cuarta y quinta décadas de la vida. Rara vez su diámetro es mayor de 2 cm. (5%).
Assaad Matuk, Mauricio Acosta
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Tumores Neuroendócrinos do Estômago: Série de Casos
Introdução: Os tumores neuroendócrinos do estômago, também conhecidos como carcinoides gástricos, são provenientes das células enterocromafins do estômago.
Alexandre César Dal Pizzol +3 more
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Dolor lumbar crónico como presentación infrecuente de tumor carcinoide
Resumen: Mujer de 63 años que ingresó para estudio de dolor lumbar cónico y síndrome constitucional, con clínica de flushing y un soplo tricuspídeo de nueva aparición, siendo diagnosticada de un síndrome carcinoide secundario a un tumor neuroendocrino de
Blanca Urrutia, Daniel Fuster
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A Case of Primary Lung Cancer Producing Alpha‐Fetoprotein
A case of lung carcinoid showing elevated plasma alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) level is reported. A 44‐year‐old man who complained of the development of bloody sputum had a left hilar lung mass on chest radiograph. The serum level of AFP was markedly increased to 8438 ng/mL.
Toshiyuki Yamagata +5 more
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El tumor carcinoide atópico es poco común mucho más si se presenta en el tejido pulmonar. Presentamos el caso de una paciente femenina de 23 años que consultó por heomoptisis y dolor torácico izquierdo, que en las evaluaciones iniciales fue negativo ...
Carmen Mendoza Narea, Elizabeth Véliz
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Insuficiencia cardíaca por un síndrome carcinoide: un reto diagnóstico. Reporte de caso
Introducción. La insuficiencia cardíaca es una patología frecuente que no solo es causada por isquemia miocárdica, hipertensión o valvulopatías, sino también por un gran número de enfermedades; sin embargo, en la práctica, muy pocas veces se aborda ...
Luis Fernando Durán +5 more
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Appendiceal Carcinoids In Crohn’s Disease
Earlier investigations demonstrate an increased risk for colon cancer in Crohn′s disease. For other intestinal neoplasms, such as carcinoids, studies are limited. In Crohn′s disease, repeated endoscopic and imaging studies along with intestinal resections may facilitate clinical recognition of neoplastic diseases, including appendiceal neoplasms.
Hugh J Freeman
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Rectal carcinoid tumor: diagnosis and management
The authors present a case of rectal carcinoid tumor in an asymptomatic patient who sought a coloproctology service with the purpose of colorectal cancer prevention.
Charlene Viana +3 more
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Synchronous Epithelioid Stromal Tumour and Lipoma in the Stomach
An 82‐year‐old man presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. A polypoid lesion of the distal stomach with focal ulceration was seen at endoscopy. This was treated by a partial gastrectomy. The resected stomach contained two separate tumours near the pylorus: a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) and an adjacent lipoma.
Nabeel Al-Brahim +2 more
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