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Best way to diagnose tumors of the endocrine system or the digestive tract inc carcinoid syndrome accuracy please advise best way and accurate. thanks
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Blood tests and MRI!: There are genetic tests available for mens 1 & 2. These genetic coditions predispose to neuro-endocrine tumors such as carcinoid, which is quite deadly, since they are usually discovered late. Talk with your doctor about these blood tests. Here is a good sight: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/2886072.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Depends: Some endocrine tumors can be seen on imaging such as ultrasound (ie thyroid) or ct, whereas some endocrine tumors are best detected with lab work. You should talk to your doctor.
Answered 3/12/2013
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Gallium 68: Gallium 68 imaging was popularized in europe, but is available in a handful of centers in the us. Gallium 68 has a higher resolution and is considerably more sensitive at picking up tumors that have somatostatin receptors, like carcinoid tumors.
Answered 10/2/2013
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