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Neuroendocrine tumor
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Baby 0-2 | |||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 38-year old asked:
How long do people live after a neuroendocrine tumor has spread postop?
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A 42-year old female asked:
If you've had one neuroendocrine tumor is it likely you will get another one somewhere else?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I am getting conflicting reports from my medical team and reading research studies. Old data vs new data: are all neuroendocrine tumors now categorized as malignant?
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A 69-year old male asked:
Can eating processed meats in sandwiches for lunch throughout the years have a direct connection to cause a neuroendocrine tumor? Or, since a NET is so rare that it has not been sufficiently researched to know?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I had a malignant pancreatc neuroendocrine tumor removed ten months ago, how likely is it that i will get another tumor and what are the signs?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Would symptoms from a Pancreatic Andenocarinoma be different from a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor? For example, does 1 typically present with one set of symptoms that is different than the other?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Biopsy came back with this result WELL DIFFERENTIATED NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR is this cancer?
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A 68-year old male asked:
Is an neuroendocrine tumor a very common tumor? If rare, can it be difficult to actually identify it as such by a pathologist? Ive come across that, in general, cancer diagnoses are misdiagnosed between 10 to 15 percent. (??
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A 69-year old male asked:
Cancer: Many in their 70's and 80's may have slow growing prostate cancer. If person also has terminal ileum neuroendocrine tumor cancer, does it absolutely mean there is METS or can both cancers be distinct and separate events?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Good day Doctors, I have a friend who had an emergency operation because of bowel obstruction. The removed obstruction part test result shows Neuroendocrine tumor WHO Grade 1. Does this mean that the tumor was removed? Is my friend now safe?
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A 68-year old male asked:
In general, can a neuroendocrine tumor as a sessile polyp be precancerous or is most always cancerous? A few days ago I'm told that it needs removal since it could become cancer and later metastisize. Experienced doctor relocating next week.(??
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A 26-year old female asked:
Lab result says Small bowel: Neuroendocrine tumor grade 1 Does this mean its cancerous?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Can neuroendocrine tumors occur outside of the colon in setting of CT & Octreotide scan showing in cecum but colonoscopy shows nothing in this area?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have primary hyperparathyroidism. My lipase and amylasec ranges from borderline high to x 6 u.L. Since 2006. The pancreatic polypeptide was x 3 u.L. In 2013. The CT wasnormal. Could I have neuroendocrine tumor or men-1?
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A 37-year old male asked:
How is Hyperthyroidism or a neuroendocrine tumor related to having bowel movements, at least twice in the middle of the night, every day, then 3 more times within an hour of waking up for the past 10 years even with a normal endoscopy and colonoscopy?
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A 32-year old asked:
I was just told i had a neuroendocrine neoplasm tumor in my gallbladder. What can I do?
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A 68-year old male asked:
Part of my small intestine Neuroendocrine cancer tumor was removed and not the complete tumor. He did not have expertise and referred me out. Does this mean I have active cancer cells traveling thru bloodstream and can move from Grade 1 to 3 quickly?
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A 21-year old asked:
What about neuroendocrine (islet cell tumors)?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What are the symptoms and treatment for neuroendocrine tumors in the lung? After testing for four months, i was diagnosed with graves disease last week. Tachycardia that averages 144, tremors, confusion/forgetfullness, weight loss, blurry vision, goiter,
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A 41-year old asked:
How serious is a 12 x 8mm tumor?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Is ice appropriate for tumor pain?
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A 21-year old asked:
Exactly where is the tumor located?
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A 47-year old asked:
What symptoms are common in a tumor?
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A 16-year old female asked:
If you have a tumor that big what will happen?
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A 36-year old asked:
How do you tell your loved ones you have a tumor?
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A 33-year old asked:
What does it mean to have a papilledemabrain tumor?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you tell mewhat tumors are the fastest growing?
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A 36-year old asked:
What criteria must be met for a tumor to be classified as benign?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is a desmoid tumor?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you treat wilm's tumor?
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