Use of a Ray-Based Reconstruction Algorithm to Accurately Quantify Preclinical MicroSPECT Images by Bert Vandeghinste, Roel Van Holen, Christian Vanhove, Filip De Vos, Stefaan Vandenberghe, Steven Staelens

“…The in vivo quantification error was determined for two radiotracers: [ 99m Tc]DMSA in naive mice ( n = 10 kidneys) and [ 111 In]octreotide in mice ( n = 6) inoculated with a xenograft neuroendocrine tumor (NCI-H727). The measured energy resolution is 5.3% for 140.51 keV ( 99m Tc), 4.8% for 171.30 keV, and 3.3% for 245.39 keV ( 111 In). …”
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Uncommon metastatic journey: unusual breast metastases of medullary thyroid carcinoma: a case report by Saadallah Fatma, Chrigui Maha, Zemni Ines, Kammoun Salma, Houcin Yoldez, Jbeli Souhail, Driss Maha, Ben Dhiab Tarak

“…Abstract Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor derived from thyroid C-cells. It is a rare aggressive tumor, known to metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, bones, and lungs. …”
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Solid-Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas: A Single Center Experience by Valentina Beltrame, Gioia Pozza, Enrico Dalla Bona, Alberto Fantin, Michele Valmasoni, Cosimo Sperti

“…Preoperative diagnosis was neuroendocrine tumor (n=2), mucinous tumor (n=2), and SPT (n=14). …”
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Successful thoracoscopic-assisted resection of a functional paraganglioma in the mediastinum with extracorporeal circulation: a case report by Zhihui Yang, Xiaojie Huang, Danting Zhou, Tao Tang, Hengxing Liang, Wenliang Liu, Fenglei Yu, Chen Chen

“…Conclusions Functional mediastinal paraganglioma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor, with complete surgical resection being the gold standard treatment. …”
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Diagnostic and Management Pathways for Pulmonary Carcinoid Tumours in the United Kingdom: Results from the National Lung Neuroendocrine Tumour Pathway Project by Wasat Mansoor, Stuart Ferguson, Victoria Ross, Denis Talbot

“…We conducted a UK-wide clinician survey to assess current practice for the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of patients with TC/AC and descriptively compared management between European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) accredited centres of excellence (CoE) and nonaccredited centres (non-CoE). …”
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Pathogenicity of germline VHL variants is associated with renal cell carcinoma size in von Hippel-Lindau disease by Gustavo H. Mori, Gustavo F. C. Fagundes, Lucas S. Santana, Felipe Freitas-Castro, Ana Caroline F. Afonso, Delmar M. Lourenço Jr., Maria Adelaide A. Pereira, Fabio Y. Tanno, Victor Srougi, Jose L. Chambo, Mauricio D. Cordeiro, William C. Nahas, Ana O. Hoff, Maria Candida B. V. Fragoso, Berenice B. Mendonca, Ana Claudia Latronico, Madson Q. Almeida

“…Moreover, adrenal paraganglioma (PGL) (82.35% vs. 17.65%; p = 0.0001) and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) (81.81% vs. 18.18%; p = 0.007) were associated with missense VHL pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants compared with non-missense defects. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID) by Jen-Wei Chou, Chen-Shuan Chung, Tien-Yu Huang, Chia-Hung Tu, Chen-Wang Chang, Chung-Hsin Chang, Yen-Po Wang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Pin Lin, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Yao Su, Horng-Yuan Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu

“…The mean length of MD in 42 patients who underwent surgical resection was 5.2 cm (in 43 patients of MD with available histopathology: heterotopic gastric tissue, 42.4%, heterotopic gastric and pancreatic tissues, 7%; heterotopic pancreatic tissue, 4.7%; heterotopic colonic tissue, 2.3%; and a neuroendocrine tumor, 2.3%). Conclusions. The current study showed BAE is a very useful modality for detecting MD compared with other conventional modalities.…”
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Low-activity [18F]-somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging using [18F]SiTATE on a long axial field-of-view PET/CT scanner by Nils F. Trautwein, Eduardo Calderón, Pia M. Linder, Gerald Reischl, Philippe Driessen, Wenhong Lan, Andreas S. Brendlin, Thorben Groß, Helmut Dittmann, Martina Hinterleitner, Christian la Fougère, Fabian P. Schmidt, Lena S. Kiefer

“…Methods Twenty-four patients with histologically confirmed neuroendocrine tumor, who underwent clinically indicated [18F]SiTATE PET/CT examination (3.0 MBq/kg, 5 min PET scan time) on a Siemens Biograph Vision Quadra LAFOV PET/CT, were included retrospectively in this study. …”
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Metformin in the treatment of colorectal cancer and neuroendocrine tumours by Karolina Daniłowska, Natalia Picheta, Barbara I. Krupska, Anna Rudzińska, Oliwia Burdan, Katarzyna Szklener

“…Neuroendocrine tumors most commonly occur in the gastrointestinal tract and lungs. …”
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Goblet Cell Carcinoid in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Rare Combination by Tine Gregersen, Nanna Holt, Henning Gronbaek, Ida Vogel, Lars J. Jørgensen, Klaus Krogh

“…Neuroendocrine tumors are rare tumors primarily located in the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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REVIEW by Sânziana Ionescu, Laurenţiu Simion, Elena Chitoran, V. Rotaru, Ciprian Cirimbei, Octavia Luciana Madge, Adina Ene, Mădălina Radu, Ariana Neicu, Marian Marincaş

“…Neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel: a literature review…”
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Octreotide in the treatment of neuroendocrine carcinomas: Is the success achieved? by L. Yu. Morgunov

“…Diagnosis and treatment of functioning and non-functioning neuroendocrine tumors is a challenging task. Surgeru remains the only radical method of treatment of these tumors, but tumors often are diagnosed at the stage of metastasis, when only palliative treatment is possible. …”
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External Beam Radiation and Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: Is It a Possible Trigger of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder? by Ali Zakaria, Bayan Al Share, Sri Kollepara, Cynthia Vakhariya

“…Neuroendocrine tumors commonly involve the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. …”
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Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope by Peter A. Andrawes, Masood A. Shariff, Qing Chang, Fanyi Kong, Frank M. Rosell

“…Neuroendocrine tumors that arise in an extragonadal teratoma are extremely rare. …”
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Impact of Progesterone Receptor Immunohistochemistry: A Study Evaluating More Than 16,000 Tumors by Florian Viehweger, Lisa-Marie Tinger, David Dum, Natalia Gorbokon, Anne Menz, Ria Uhlig, Franziska Büscheck, Andreas M. Luebke, Claudia Hube-Magg, Andrea Hinsch, Doris Höflmayer, Christoph Fraune, Patrick Lebok, Sören Weidemann, Maximilian Lennartz, Frank Jacobsen, Till S. Clauditz, Rainer Krech, Till Krech, Andreas H. Marx, Ronald Simon, Eike Burandt, Stefan Steurer, Guido Sauter, Sarah Minner, Christian Bernreuther

“…Among the group of nongynecological and nonmammary tumors, particularly high rates of PR positivity were seen in neuroendocrine tumors (54.3%) and neuroendocrine carcinomas (35.7%) of the pancreas. …”
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MRI Features with Pathologic Correlation of Primary Ovarian Carcinoid: A Case Report by Bon Jae Koo, Seong Kuk Yoon, Min Gyoung Pak, Kyeong Ah Kim

“…Primary ovarian carcinoid tumors are rare well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors classified as monodermal teratomas. …”
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A Glucagonoma Presenting as Cerebral Vein Thrombosis and Diabetes by Marina Delli Colli, Bader N. Alamri, Laura Palma, Juan Rivera

“…Glucagonomas are rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), malignant in 80% of cases, thus highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. …”
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An Undiagnosed Paraganglioma in a 58-Year-Old Female Who Underwent Tumor Resection by William C. Fox, Matthew Read, Richard E. Moon, Eugene W. Moretti, Brian J. Colin

“…Paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that can have high morbidity and mortality if undiagnosed. …”
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SDHAF2-Linked Metastatic Paraganglioma: A Case Report with Implications for Counseling and Follow-Up of Pathogenic SDHAF2 Variant Carriers by Monique A. M. de Jong, Eleonora P. M. Corssmit, Jeroen C. Jansen, Thomas P. Potjer, Jean-Pierre L. Bayley, Erik F. Hensen

“…Head and neck paragangliomas are slow growing and highly vascular neuroendocrine tumors. It is currently assumed that SDHAF2 variants exclusively cause benign and often multicentric head and neck paragangliomas. …”
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Supraglottic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Renda Alhabib, Chaker Zaidi, Abdulrahman Alfryyan, Hanan Albenayyan, Ibrahim Alotain

“…The latter categories include neuroendocrine tumors, or typical carcinoids, and NECs, or atypical carcinoids. …”
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