Duodenal Malignant Somatostatinoma

The authors report a case of hormonally silent duodenal somatostatinoma. The main clinical features, the natural history and the currently available therapies of these rare neoplasms are described on the basis of this case and of the scientific literature. Although the antiblastic therapies are stil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ferrante, A. M. R., Frontera, D., Doglietto, G. B., de Santis, G., Viola, G., Crucitti, F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1995
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2423800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18612476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/94629
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Sumario:The authors report a case of hormonally silent duodenal somatostatinoma. The main clinical features, the natural history and the currently available therapies of these rare neoplasms are described on the basis of this case and of the scientific literature. Although the antiblastic therapies are still debated, the patient showed a surprising outcome following chemotherapy.

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