Metastatic carcinoid tumour: stability throughout pregnancy.
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.
Gough
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University of Queensland Department of Surgery, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia.
Stitz
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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
D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide