Can neuroendocrine tumor be treated?

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Neuroendocrine tumors are tumors originated from neuroendocrine cells. Because these cells exist in all parts of the body, neuroendocrine tumors can react in any part of the body. According to the differentiation degree, neuroendocrine tumors can be divided into two types. They are neurosecretomas of well differentiated neuroendocrine tumors and neurosecretomas of poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors.

Can neuroendocrine tumor be treated?

Symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors. 1. Skin flush, sudden or persistent head, face, trunk skin flush. 2. Hypoglycemia. In the morning or after exercise, there will be fuzzy things, mental disorders and other performance. 3. Diarrhea, abdominal pain. Long term persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain. 4. There is refractory gastric ulcer, and it is recurrent.

Clinical detection of neuroenzyme secretion. Detection of losin a. At present, it is the most valuable universal marker of neuroendocrine tumor. The detection of serum or plasma prolactin a level can indicate whether the patient is suffering from neuroendocrine tumor. In addition to the detection of prolactin a, the diagnosis can also be made by the examination of insulin level and hormone such as gastrin.

Neuroendocrine tumor in the treatment, has a high cure rate and survival rate. Because of its slow onset cycle, the survival time of patients varies from 3 to 20 years, the main treatment is combination therapy. Endoscopic surgery, surgery, radiation surgery, radionuclide therapy and other means can be used, and then the treatment scheme can be selected according to the condition and location.

matters needing attention

Imaging examination. All kinds of imaging examination, including endoscopy, ultrasound, CT, MRI, somatostatin receptor influence and so on. In the examination, we should pay attention to that some neuroendocrine tumors are the same as some political diseases, which is easy to cause confusion and misdiagnosis.