...Ron Basuroy; Cathy Bouvier; John K. Ramage; Maia Sissons; Alexandra Kent; Raj Srirajaskanthan The gastrointestinal tract and pancreas are common primary sites for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Patients often report a long duration of non-specific symptoms in the year prior to diagnosis. The aims...

... RADIANT-4 study Gastrointestinal tract Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are a diverse group of tumors arising from neuroendocrine cells which are located at multiple anatomical sites in the body. Functional NET are associated with clinical symptoms due to hormonal secretion by the tumors; both...

...) of the gastrointestinal tract are rare neoplasms characterized by coexisting exocrine and neuroendocrine neoplastic components. MANECs' histogenetic classification and molecular characterization remain unclear, significantly affecting the identification of innovative therapeutic options for these tumors. Methods...

... cells in the adrenal medulla, thyroid, pancreatic islets, and in the gastrointestinal tract. Plasma levels of CART were recently shown to be elevated in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), but the cellular sources of CART in NETs have remained unknown. The aim of the study was to establish...

.... Melanin-concentrating hormone Neuropeptide gene expression RT-PCR In situ hybridization Immunohistochemistry Antisense RNAs Testis Gastrointestinal tract Sertoli cells Distribution and Effects of Neuropeptides or Neurotransmitters Neurocndocrinology 1995:61:348-364 Guillaume Hervieu Jean-Louis...

...Arie C. Nieuwenhuyzen Nieuwenhuyzen Kruseman; Elizabeth A. Linton; Jacqueline Ackland; Gordon M. Besser; Philip J. Lowry Tissue specimens of human hypothalami, pituitaries and gastrointestinal tract were studied with an indirect immunoperoxidase technique using 6 different rabbit ovine...

.... Ulcerative colitis Gastrointestinal tract Neuroendocrine tumors Clinical neuroendocrinology While carcinoma of the rectal stump is found in 4–6% of patients with chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) [ 1, 2 ], only two carcinoids have been reported so far [ 3, 4 ]. During the last 25 years...

.... Carcinoid syndrome Lanreotide Gastrointestinal tract 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid Chromogranins Clinical neuroendocrinology Carcinoid tumors are rare progressive tumors that occur principally in the lower gastrointestinal tract, with an incidence of 1–2 patients/100,000 population/year [ 1,2,3...