paraganglioma/diarrhea

We report a case of a 64-year-old man with chronic diarrhea who was diagnosed of a systemic reactive (AA) amyloidosis associated with a jugular paraganglioma. This neoplasm was diagnosed 30 years previously and it was not removed after extensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary team. Chronic

A 45-year-old woman visited a local clinic with left-flank abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a tumor 20 cm in diameter in the left adrenal gland. She was referred to our hospital for further treatment. No endocrinological abnormality was detected on either serum or urine

UNASSIGNED Mutations in genes encoding for the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) complex are linked to hereditary paraganglioma syndromes. Paraganglioma syndrome 3 is associated with mutations in SDHC and typically manifests as benign, nonfunctional head and neck paragangliomas. UNASSIGNED We describe a

A 23-year-old man was diagnosed with a giant pelvic paraganglioma in September 2013, and a 6-month chemotherapy course was performed. The chemotherapy resulted in stable disease of the tumor for about 1 year. However, in April 2015, the patient complained of fever and diarrhea of more than ten times

Gangliocytic paraganglioma (GPG) with local lymph node metastasis was found in the pancreas of a 74-yr-old female who presented with diarrhea, steatorrhea, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. A Whipple procedure led to a complete resolution of these symptoms and a return of an elevated

Gangliocytic paraganglioma (GP) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor almost exclusively found in the ampulla. It is considered nonfunctioning in the literature. We herein report the first case of functioning GP arising in the ampulla. Our patient had a constellation of ampullary neuroendocrine tumor,

The authors report the observation of a 70 years male with Cutis Verticis Gyrata (without hypertrophying osteopathy), Menetrier's hypertrophic gastritis, motrice diarrhea of the endocrine type, flush syndrom, liver angiomatosis and a large sacral water clear cells tumor with horse's tail syndrom.

BACKGROUND Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (Pheo/PGL) are rare, vascular, sometimes malignant endocrine tumors. Case reports indicate the activity of vascular endothelium growth factor receptor-targeted kinase inhibitors in these cancers. OBJECTIVE To assess the antitumor activity and

Interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) is recommended in neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Malignant pheochromocytoma and paragangliomas (MPPGLs) constitute a rare subgroup of NET with few treatment options. IFN-alpha efficacy in patients with MPPGLs was evaluated in a single-center retrospective study.

Arsenic trioxide has in vitro and in vivo radiosensitizing properties. We hypothesized that arsenic trioxide would enhance the efficacy of the targeted radiotherapeutic agent (131)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ((131)I-MIBG) and tested the combination in a phase II clinical trial. METHODS Patients with

Among endocrine tumors occurring in the gastrointestinal tract, midgut argentaffin EC cell carcinoids, gastric argyrophil ECL cell carcinoids, duodenal gastrin cell tumors, and rectal trabecular L cell carcinoids (in order of decreasing frequency) are those occurring more frequently. Together, they

BACKGROUND Administration of an oral cephalosporin allowed advancement of the dosage of oral irinotecan. This study investigates whether administration of an oral cephalosporin increases the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of intravenous irinotecan. METHODS Irinotecan was administered intravenously on

An unusual small intestinal tumor was found in a 61-year-old male who complained of intermittent right lower quadrant burning pain, tenesmus, and bloody diarrhea. On gross examination, the tumor was located intramurally in the distal jejunum with no involvement of the overlying mucosa. Histologic

Among endocrine tumors arising in the intestinal tract, midgut argentaffin EC cell carcinoids, duodenal gastrin cell tumors and rectal trabecular L cell carcinoids, in order of decreasing frequency, are those better represented. Together they account for more than 80% of such tumors. Duodenal

Introduction: Pheochromocytomas (PCCs), paragangliomas (PGLs), ganglioneuroblastomas (GNBs), and ganglioneuromas (GNs) are neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) that were thought to share a common embryologic origin from neural crest cells. However, they rarely occur concurrently and recurrently.