Abstract
The management of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors takes into consideration the clinical stage of the disease, any symptoms from disease bulk or hormone overproduction, and the clinical pace of the disease. Options for therapy include observation, octreotide to reduce hormonal secretion, or other more toxic therapies such as interferon-α, chemotherapy, or molecularly targeted therapies under investigation. Surgery or embolic therapy to branches of the hepatic artery may also assist in the management of these patients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Endocrine Pathology |
Subtitle of host publication | Differential Diagnosis and Molecular Advances |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 561-566 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781441910684 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Carcinoid tumor
- Chemotherapy
- Islet cell carcinoma
- Octreotide
- Targeted therapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)