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Erschienen in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 4/2017

19.12.2017

Hormone secreting gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasias (GEP-NEN): When to consider, how to diagnose?

verfasst von: Christian Fottner, Martina Ferrata, Matthias M. Weber

Erschienen in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the digestive system (GEP-NEN) represent a heterogeneous group of malignancies with various clinical presentation and prognosis. GEP-NENs can potentially affect all organs of the gastrointestinal tract; characteristically they share the biological property to produce and secrete peptides and neuroamines. About 30% of GEP-NENs are hormonally active and can cause specific clinical syndromes. The clinical presentation mainly depends on the primary site of the tumor and its functionality. Because of the wide spectrum of clinical symptoms and their misperceived rarity, diagnosis of GEP-NENs is often delayed for years and tumors are detected first in an advanced stage. Early identification of a specific hormonal syndrome can significantly impact tumor diagnosis and treatment, moreover the preoperative management of NEN hormonal release avoids potential life threatening hormonal crisis. However, GEP-NEN diagnostic work-up is challenging, it requires a multidisciplinary team and needs particular experience; standardized protocols and clinical experience are essential for a proper endocrine diagnostic work-up. In addition to the biochemical diagnostic, further radiologic and endoscopic imaging modalities are required moreover, somatostatin-receptor based functional imaging, using either Octreotide-scintigraphy or novel PET-based techniques with specific isotopes like Ga68-DOTA-octreotate, plays an important role for the detection of the primary tumor as well as for the evaluation of the tumor extent.
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Metadaten
Titel
Hormone secreting gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasias (GEP-NEN): When to consider, how to diagnose?
verfasst von
Christian Fottner
Martina Ferrata
Matthias M. Weber
Publikationsdatum
19.12.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1389-9155
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2606
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-017-9438-8

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