Search Results - "Ahlman, H"
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The gut as the largest endocrine organ in the body
Published in Annals of oncology (2001)“…Secretin, gastrin and cholecystokinin were the first discovered gut hormones. Today we recognize more than 30 gut hormone genes and a multitude of bioactive…”
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Prognostic factors for survival after surgery for adrenal metastasis
Published in European journal of surgical oncology (01-07-2010)“…Abstract Aim To better define the indications for adrenalectomy for adrenal metastasis we have analysed factors predicting survival in our institutional…”
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The long-term survival in adrenocortical carcinoma with active surgical management and use of monitored mitotane
Published in Endocrine-related cancer (01-03-2010)“…Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumour disease with sinister prognosis also after attempts to radical surgery; better prognosis is seen for low-stage…”
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Adjuvant imatinib treatment improves recurrence-free survival in patients with high-risk gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST)
Published in British journal of cancer (04-06-2007)“…Palliative imatinib treatment has dramatically improved survival in patients with malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours, particularly in patients with…”
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Specific binding and uptake of 131I-MIBG and 111In-octreotide in metastatic paraganglioma--tools for choice of radionuclide therapy
Published in Hormone and metabolic research (01-05-2012)“…Tumor-specific uptake of the radiolabeled nor-epinephrine analogue meta-iodobenzylguanidine via norepinephrine transporter or radiolabeled somatostatin…”
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Prolonged survival after hepatic artery embolization in patients with midgut carcinoid syndrome
Published in British journal of surgery (01-05-2009)“…Background: Hepatic artery embolization (HAE) is a palliative treatment for patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. HAE reduces hormonal…”
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Long‐term outcome of a large series of patients surgically treated for pheochromocytoma
Published in Journal of internal medicine (01-07-2005)“… Objective. To analyse the morbidity, mortality and long‐term outcome in a consecutive series of surgically treated patients with pheochromocytoma (PC), or…”
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Neoadjuvant, adjuvant and palliative treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) with imatinib: a centre-based study of 17 patients
Published in British journal of cancer (04-08-2003)“…Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) have a poor prognosis. Since these tumours are resistant to conventional radiation and chemotherapy, surgery…”
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Population-based study of the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Published in British journal of surgery (01-07-2006)“…Background: The aim of this retrospective population‐based study, which was conducted before the introduction of imatinib, was to evaluate the role of surgery…”
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Uptake of meta-iodobenzylguanidine in neuroendocrine tumours is mediated by vesicular monoamine transporters
Published in British journal of cancer (06-10-2003)“…The radio-iodinated noradrenaline analogue meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) can be used for scintigraphy and radiation therapy of neuroendocrine (NE). The aim…”
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Successful receptor-mediated radiation therapy of xenografted human midgut carcinoid tumour
Published in British journal of cancer (14-11-2005)“…Somatostatin receptor (sstr)-mediated radiation therapy is a new therapeutic modality for neuroendocrine (NE) tumours. High expression of sstr in NE tumours…”
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Prediction of prognosis by echocardiography in patients with midgut carcinoid syndrome
Published in British journal of surgery (01-06-2001)“…Background: The association between malignant midgut carcinoid tumours and right‐sided cardiac lesions is well known, but the pathogenetic link between tumour…”
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Adjuvant and down-staging treatment with imatinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumors
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Mortality associated with pheochromocytoma in a large Swedish cohort
Published in European journal of surgical oncology (01-06-2004)“…Background. The aim of the present study was to report the risk of death in a national cohort of patients with aPC (adrenal PC) and their risk of developing a…”
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The Ki67 index a prognostic marker in medullary thyroid carcinoma
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Interventional treatment of the carcinoid syndrome
Published in Neuroendocrinology (2004)“…Liver metastases imply a major problem in patients with carcinoid tumours and hormone overproduction. Patients with distant metastases can undergo resection…”
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Reducing uncertainty in health-care resource allocation
Published in British journal of cancer (18-06-2007)“…A key task for health policymakers is to optimise the outcome of health care interventions. The pricing of a new generation of cancer drugs, in combination…”
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NESP55, a novel chromogranin-like peptide, is expressed in endocrine tumours of the pancreas and adrenal medulla but not in ileal carcinoids
Published in British journal of cancer (02-06-2003)“…Neuroendocrine secretory protein 55, NESP55, is an acidic protein belonging to the chromogranin family. The distribution of NESP55 in human tumours is not…”
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Comparative studies on the expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes, outcome of octreotide scintigraphy and response to octreotide treatment in patients with carcinoid tumours
Published in British journal of cancer (01-02-1998)“…We have compared the expression of somatostatin receptor (sstr) subtypes with the outcome of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and the effect of somatostatin…”
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