A Case of Hepatic Carcinoid Tumor Regression with Octreotide / 대한간학회지
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
;
: 100-103, 2001.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-72049
ABSTRACT
Somatostatin analogue octreotide is commonly used for the treatment of carcinoid syndrome. Octreotide also has an antiproliferative effect in neuroendocrine tumors and has demonstrated tumor reduction in patients having advanced carcinoid tumor. This is a case report of a patient who had metastatic liver carcinoid tumor and showed marked regression of liver metastasis after octreotide therapy.
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Main subject:
Somatostatin
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Octreotide
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Liver
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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