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Carcinoid tumor of the pancreas

MedGen UID:
1053185
•Concept ID:
CN376746
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000233

Definition

A carcinoid tumor of the pancreas (CTP) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor arising from the serotonin-secreting cells (enterochromaffin or Kultscitsky's cells). [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCarcinoid tumor of the pancreas

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PubMed

Differential Diagnosis of Diarrhea in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Eads JR, Reidy-Lagunes D, Soares HP, Chan JA, Anthony LB, Halfdanarson TR, Naraev BG, Wolin EM, Halperin DM, Li D, Pommier RF, Zacks JS, Morse MA, Metz DC; from the Carcinoid Syndrome Control Collaborative
Pancreas 2020 Oct;49(9):1123-1130. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001658. PMID: 32991344
Treatment of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Perez K, Chan J
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Dec;12(4):1045-1053. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.08.011. PMID: 31672293
Treatment Strategies for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract.
Cives M, Strosberg J
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2017 Mar;18(3):14. doi: 10.1007/s11864-017-0461-5. PMID: 28286921

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Carcinoid tumors of the pancreas: dynamic CT and MRI features with pathological correlation.
Takaji R, Matsumoto S, Mori H, Yamada Y, Hongo N, Tanoue S, Ota M, Kitano S, Fukuzawa K
Abdom Imaging 2009 Nov;34(6):753-8. Epub 2008 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s00261-008-9470-y. PMID: 18953514

Diagnosis

Cystic carcinoid tumor of the pancreas diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the cystic wall: an unusual presentation and diagnosis.
Colaiacovo R, de Castro AC, Ganc RL, Shiang C, Filippi RZ, Ferrari Junior AP
Einstein (Sao Paulo) 2014 Apr;12(2):254-5. doi: 10.1590/s1679-45082014ai2516. PMID: 25003937Free PMC Article
Carcinoid tumors of the pancreas: dynamic CT and MRI features with pathological correlation.
Takaji R, Matsumoto S, Mori H, Yamada Y, Hongo N, Tanoue S, Ota M, Kitano S, Fukuzawa K
Abdom Imaging 2009 Nov;34(6):753-8. Epub 2008 Oct 25 doi: 10.1007/s00261-008-9470-y. PMID: 18953514
Pancreatic carcinoid tumor with obstructive pancreatitis: multislice helical CT appearance: case report.
Kim HC, Park SI, Park SJ, Shin HC, Oh MH, Kim CH, Kim TY, Kim HH, Bae WK, Kim IY
Abdom Imaging 2005 Sep-Oct;30(5):601-4. doi: 10.1007/s00261-004-0285-1. PMID: 15688104
Primary carcinoid tumor of the pancreas.
Hiller N, Berlowitz D, Fisher D, Blinder G, Hadas-Halpern I
Abdom Imaging 1998 Mar-Apr;23(2):188-90. doi: 10.1007/s002619900319. PMID: 9516513
Malignant carcinoid of the pancreas: a cytologic, ultrastructural, and immunocytochemical study of a case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration of a supraclavicular node metastasis.
Khorsand J, Katz RL, Savaraj N
Diagn Cytopathol 1987 Sep;3(3):222-7. doi: 10.1002/dc.2840030309. PMID: 3311666

Clinical prediction guides

Serotonin immunoreactivity in pancreatic endocrine neoplasms (carcinoid tumors).
Wilson RW, Gal AA, Cohen C, DeRose PB, Millikan WJ
Mod Pathol 1991 Nov;4(6):727-32. PMID: 1788265
Multihormonal carcinoid tumor of the pancreas. Secreting growth hormone-releasing factor as a cause of acromegaly.
Berger G, Trouillas J, Bloch B, Sassolas G, Berger F, Partensky C, Chayvialle JA, Brazeau P, Claustrat B, Lesbros F
Cancer 1984 Nov 15;54(10):2097-108. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19841115)54:10<2097::aid-cncr2820541009>3.0.co;2-x. PMID: 6435852
Carcinoid tumor of the pancreas. Ultrastructural observations of a lymph node metastasis and comparison with bronchial carcinoid.
Patchefsky AS, Gordon G, Harrer WV, Hoch WS
Cancer 1974 May;33(5):1349-54. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197405)33:5<1349::aid-cncr2820330520>3.0.co;2-0. PMID: 4362954

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