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Suggest Treatment For Duodenal Carcinoid Tumour
Question: duodenal nodule-well differentiated neuroendrocrine tumor (CARCINOID TUMOR).the man is 51 year old ,what treatment should he undergo.
Brief Answer:
Octreotide injections
Detailed Answer:
Hi
If the duodenal carcinoid tumour has not spread to liver then it can be cured by surgery.
I would advise you to do a CT scan of whole abdomen.
If the disease has spread in the liver in CT scan then i would advise octreotide injections which can be given subcutaneously with your doctors advise to keep the disease under control.
Regards
DR DE
Octreotide injections
Detailed Answer:
Hi
If the duodenal carcinoid tumour has not spread to liver then it can be cured by surgery.
I would advise you to do a CT scan of whole abdomen.
If the disease has spread in the liver in CT scan then i would advise octreotide injections which can be given subcutaneously with your doctors advise to keep the disease under control.
Regards
DR DE
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
the report is as follows- Specimen-Duodenal nodule, Macroscopic examination-Received 3 grayish white bits of tissue,largest measuring 0.4*0.3*0.2cm smallest 0.2*0.1*0.1 cm. Microscopic examination-Section shows duodenal mucosa with unremarkable surface epithelium.Submucosa shows nests of small round cells with monomorphic nuclie,granular chromatinand moderate cytoplasm.Brunners glandhyperplasia of normal cellular morphology noted IHC advised.
Brief Answer:
IHC is positive for chromogranin A and synaptophysin in carcinoid tumour
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I have gone through the biopsy report
If the immunohistochemistry test is positive for chromogranin A and synaptophysin then it confirms carcinoid tumour
Regards
DR DE
IHC is positive for chromogranin A and synaptophysin in carcinoid tumour
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I have gone through the biopsy report
If the immunohistochemistry test is positive for chromogranin A and synaptophysin then it confirms carcinoid tumour
Regards
DR DE
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Is the carcinoid tumuor not cancer?
please Dr explain me in details how much risk factor is there for life and what precautions we should take before and after surgery.is surgery necesarry?
please Dr explain me in details how much risk factor is there for life and what precautions we should take before and after surgery.is surgery necesarry?
Brief Answer:
It is a type of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes carcinoid tumour is a type of cancer.
Risk factor is 75% and average survival time is 5 years.
Before surgery he should avoid any infection and after surgery one should avoid any kind of blood loss.
Regards
DR DE
It is a type of cancer
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Yes carcinoid tumour is a type of cancer.
Risk factor is 75% and average survival time is 5 years.
Before surgery he should avoid any infection and after surgery one should avoid any kind of blood loss.
Regards
DR DE
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
He is an alcoholic and now also he is drinking two pegs.can this alcohol be harmful for him
is alcohol harmful for him hr is drinking two pegs now
is alcohol harmful for him hr is drinking two pegs now
Brief Answer:
He must immediately stop taking alcohol
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Alcohol is very harmful.
It may cause the tumour to spread more.
He must immediately stop taking alcohol.
Regards
DR DE
He must immediately stop taking alcohol
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Alcohol is very harmful.
It may cause the tumour to spread more.
He must immediately stop taking alcohol.
Regards
DR DE
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
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