Neuroendocrine Tumours
Treating neuroendocrine tumours
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How a neuroendocrine tumour is treated will depend on yourindividual circumstances. For example, your treatment will depend on:
- where the tumour is
- how advanced your condition is
- your overallhealth
Unfortunately, many people are only diagnosed after other parts of their body are affected. However, it may still be possible tosurgically remove the tumour, even if it has spread to other parts of your body.
If surgery can't be used to completely cure your condition, it may be used to help manage and reduce any symptoms that you have.
It may also be possible to shrink the tumour or stop further growth using treatments that block the blood supply to the tumour (embolisation),or chemotherapy , radiotherapy or radiofrequency ablation (where heat is used to destroy the cells).
The Cancer Research UK website has more information about neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) .
Articles for Neuroendocrine Tumours
Diagnosingneuroendocrine tumours
There are many tests that canbe used to diagnose NETs, including blood tests , urine tests, scans, and a biopsy (where a small tissue sample is taken for closer examination). Different types of scan
Information about you
If you haveneuroendocrine tumours, your clinical team will pass information about you on to the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Diseases Registration Service (NCARDRS). This helps scientists loo
Introduction
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are a wide-ranging group of rare tumours that develop from neuroendocrine cells.
Symptoms of neuroendocrine tumours
The symptoms ofaneuroendocrine tumourcan vary depending on where it is and what hormones it produces. For example,atumour in the digestive system may cause Traveller's diarrhoea , constipation or tum
Treating neuroendocrine tumours
How a neuroendocrine tumour is treated will depend on yourindividual circumstances. For example, your treatment will depend on: where the tumour is how advanced your condition is your overallhealt
Types of neuroendocrine tumours
Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP NETs) are tumours that develop in the gut or pancreas. Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours (GI NETs) develop in the digestive system, which incl
What causesneuroendocrine tumours?
What causes neuroendocrine tumours isn't fully understood. However,your chance of developing an NET is increasedif you have one of the following rare conditions or syndromes: multiple endocrine neo
