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Personalized treatment approach to gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a medical oncologist's perspective.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Sept 2016
Paul Davinder, Ostwal Vikas, Bose Subhadeep, Basu Sandip, Gupta Sudeep
Abstract excerpt
The medical management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors involves treatment of symptomatic disease related to hormone secretions or bulky unresectable metastatic disease. Combining gallium DOTA with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-PET along with histopathological grading helps to determine tumor heterogeneity and seek reasons for poor response to therapy. In the light of adding chemotherapy in...
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