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Non-Functioning Lung Carcinoid Tumor

MedGen UID:
1781612
•Concept ID:
C5447390
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A lung carcinoid tumor that is not associated with carcinoid syndrome. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVNon-Functioning Lung Carcinoid Tumor

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neuroendocrine gastro-enteropancreatic tumors - from eminence based to evidence-based medicine - A Scandinavian view.
Öberg K
Scand J Gastroenterol 2015 Jun;50(6):727-39. Epub 2015 Apr 8 doi: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1033001. PMID: 25855088
hCG and hCG subunits as tumour markers in patients with endocrine pancreatic tumours and carcinoids.
Oberg K, Wide L
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1981 Oct;98(2):256-60. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.0980256. PMID: 6117168

Diagnosis

Somatostatin Analogs in Clinical Practice: a Review.
Gomes-Porras M, Cárdenas-Salas J, Álvarez-Escolá C
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Feb 29;21(5) doi: 10.3390/ijms21051682. PMID: 32121432Free PMC Article
Neuroendocrine gastro-enteropancreatic tumors - from eminence based to evidence-based medicine - A Scandinavian view.
Öberg K
Scand J Gastroenterol 2015 Jun;50(6):727-39. Epub 2015 Apr 8 doi: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1033001. PMID: 25855088
Widespread transcription of the growth hormone-releasing peptide receptor gene in neuroendocrine human tumors.
de Keyzer Y, Lenne F, Bertagna X
Eur J Endocrinol 1997 Dec;137(6):715-8. doi: 10.1530/eje.0.1370715. PMID: 9437242
Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) in patients with neuroendocrine tumours.
Stridsberg M, Eriksson B, Lundqvist G, Skogseid B, Wilander E, Oberg K
Regul Pept 1995 Jan 26;55(2):119-31. doi: 10.1016/0167-0115(94)00097-h. PMID: 7754100

Therapy

Somatostatin Analogs in Clinical Practice: a Review.
Gomes-Porras M, Cárdenas-Salas J, Álvarez-Escolá C
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Feb 29;21(5) doi: 10.3390/ijms21051682. PMID: 32121432Free PMC Article

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