BACKGROUND
VIPomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors poorly described in the literature. Aggressive resection of patients with advanced VIPoma neuroendocrine tumors has rarely been reported.
METHODS
A 46 year old women presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea. A three-dimensional (3-D) pancreas
A 45-year-old woman visited a local clinic with left-flank abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor 20 cm in diameter in the left adrenal gland. She was referred to our hospital for further treatment. No endocrinological abnormality was detected on either serum or urine
A 68-year-old woman with an 11-day history of sudden abdominal pain and severe watery diarrhea was transferred to our hospital due to an exacerbation of renal function despite hydration. After treatment for dehydration and acidemia was provided in our intensive care unit, patient's renal function
The chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical uses, adverse effects and drug interactions, dosage, availability and cost, and indications for use of octreotide, a new synthetic analogue of the peptide hormone somatostatin (SS), are reviewed. Like SS, octreotide suppresses secretion of
BACKGROUND
There are limited effective treatment options available and a poor 5-year survival for patients with inoperable neuroendocrine liver metastases (NETLMs). In this study, the authors prospectively assessed the safety and efficacy of treatment with yttrium 90 ((90)Y) radioactive microspheres
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