title: Metastatic carcinoid tumour: stability throughout pregnancy.
abstract: A patient with asymptomatic histologically proven extensive hepatic metastases of carcinoid tumour had no progression of disease for over 4 years without specific treatment. Throughout a normal pregnancy the hepatic metastases remained stable by clinical, computerized tomography and biochemical criteria.
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland Department of Surgery, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Gough
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide