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Nausea and vomiting are common distressing symptoms with multiple etiologies. Serotonin and substance P can induce nausea and vomiting by binding to specific receptors (5-hydroxytryptamine3 [5HT3] and neurokinin-1 [NK-1] receptors respectively). Carcinoid tumors, which originate from
A geriatric domestic shorthair cat was presented for evaluation of chronic vomiting. Chronic renal failure was diagnosed on the basis of physical examination findings and results of a serum biochemical profile and urinalysis. Endoscopically obtained gastric biopsies were suggestive of a carcinoid
Children with neurological disorders may suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Typical symptoms are vomiting, regurgitation and hematemesis. Patients present with respiratory symptoms only in cases with swallowing disorders causing chronic airway aspiration. We report the case of a
Twenty patients with histologically verified carcinoid liver metastases underwent a total of 24 liver artery embolizations by means of interventional radiologic techniques. There were no deaths. The postembolization syndrome, consisting of fever, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting, occurred in all
Introduction: Little is known about adult intussusception, but current evidence suggests that malignancy, polyps, and diverticula are usual etiologies. We present a case of adult ileoceccal intussusception secondary to carcinoid tumor. Case Presentation: A 53-year-old African American
BACKGROUND
Duodenal carcinoids are extremely rare, and their characteristics and biological behavior have not been fully elucidated.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with resected duodenal carcinoids.
METHODS
Twenty patients (12 females and 8 males) were
The 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; serotonin) 5-HT3 receptor represents a clinical target for antagonists to deliver symptomatic relief to patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-d) or carcinoid syndrome. Unfortunately, this pharmacological strategy can present side
The patient--born in 1960, was first diagnosed in 1981 as having malignant carcinoid of the right lung. The disease relapsed in 2002 in a form of distant dissemination. According to tumor histology--atypical carcinoid--this patient was initially treated with palliative systemic chemotherapy,
A 68 year old male presented to our Emergency Department with a one-day history of right sided abdominal pain, distention and vomiting on a background of no previous abdominal surgery. Abdominal CT demonstrated a high grade, closed loop small bowel obstruction involving the terminal segment of the
A 49-year-old woman who suffered from vomiting and diarrhea was diagnosed with a carcinoid in the mesentery of the small bowel and metastases in the liver.
BACKGROUND
Iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) is useful for imaging carcinoid tumors and recently has been applied to the palliative treatment of metastatic carcinoid in small studies. The authors now report their results on the therapeutic utility of high-dose 131I-MIBG treatment in a
Carcinoid of the small intestine, usually found in the terminal ileum, presents a diagnostic challenge when the classic clinical and laboratory findings are absent. The commonest symptom, marked abdominal pain due to intussusception, may arouse suspicion of carcinoid. The precise preoperative
A phase II trial of chemotherapy in carcinoid and islet cell pancreatic tumours has been conducted with the FAP protocol: 5-fluorouracil 400 mg/m2 per day (5-FU) for 3 days, 50 mg/m2 doxorubicin on day 2, and 90 mg/m2 cisplatin on day 2, repeated every 4 weeks. 24 patients, 20 non-pretreated and 4
OBJECTIVE
To determine the impact of clinical presentation variables on the management and survival of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) tract carcinoid tumors.
METHODS
A 20-year (1975-1995) retrospective analysis of 150 patients with GI tract carcinoid tumors at the Massachusetts General Hospital