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Interested in your experience with treatments of PRRT vs surgery
I am grade 2 metastatic to the liver of unknown origin. diagnosed in Oct 2024. Dr suspects it originated in the GI Track. Octreotide has...
Last active: Aug 8 5:32pm
PRRT Theranostics Update
PRRT Update: Today I got the absolute best news😁 Had my PRRT follow-up appt with the Radiologists. After reviewing both of my surgery path reports...
Last active: 4 days ago
Metastasis to the Liver Caudate Region (Segment 1)
In reference to my wife: Recent C/T of abdomen and pelvis showed "increased hypervascularity in the haptic metastasis in the caudate". Initial discovery Background: NET...
Last active: Jul 16 6:06pm
Diagnosis Frustrated: How you were diagnosed with NETs?
Can you tell me how you were diagnosed? I have had several G68 pet scans, (nothing lighting up intensely), multiple endoscopy and they cannot find...
Last active: Mar 25 11:21am
Recurrence with Metastasis
Hi, I was dx with pancreatic nets in 2010, had a resection in my pancreas. There were some nodules left. I had octreotide for carcinoid...
Last active: Feb 5, 2023
Tumor growth in three month follow up MRI
Interested in others experience to understand imaging. Radiologist reports "Hepatic metastases have mildly increased in size from prior CT Dec 2024 and MRI November 2024."...
Last active: Apr 6 8:26am
Has anyone had the peritoneal stripping surgery?
I was diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction (SBO) in 2022 that turned out to be Stage 2 NETS. Had surgery & did fine until...
Last active: May 10 6:37pm
Ocreotide side effects: Anyone have dizzy spells?
I have been getting dizzy spells since I started OctreotideThursday the 14th was the worst it even made me vomitAnyone else have this and what...
Last active: Nov 22, 2024
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) Q&A with a NETs Expert
Just watched an hour long Q&A session on NETs with Dr. Eric Liu who is dedicated to NETs at his clinic in Denver. The questions...
Last active: Feb 21 4:55pm
Carcinoid Tumorlets Neuroendocrine tumor/Cell Hyperplasia - DIPNECH
Good morning. My prayers and blessings to all on this page of interest. This is a new journey for me. Underwent a lung biopsy due...
Last active: Apr 6 9:05am
Root canal without Epinephrine
Sorry I missed the group last night I so wanted to make it home from the dentist to discuss my situation I have a functioning...
Last active: Jul 8 7:22am
PRRT treatment how does it work?
My husband has small bowel Neuroendocrine cancer that had metastasized to liver, lymph nodes,and bones he had surgery to remove primary tumor in small bowel,...
Last active: Jun 28, 2024
Atypical carcinoid tumour of the lung
Hi, I live in part of the U.k. and had an op to remove an atypical carcinoid tumour from my inferior lobe at the end...
Last active: Apr 7, 2024
My Husband was newly diagnosed with Carcinoid Cancer
My husband was diagnosed with carcinoid on 1/18/17. He had surgery on 2/3/17 to remove 18" of his ileum small intestine (36 small tumors were...
Last active: Aug 14, 2017
New and concerned about my wife.
Hello all. I am new here and somewhat awkward as I was once a cancer patient and now my precious wife of 38 blessed years...
Last active: Mar 20 11:22am
Deciding on best procedure: Your thoughts?
I am going to have to seek a treatment; what do you suggest1tumor.I have a carcinoid tumor in the Centrist part of my body and...
Last active: May 19 2:02pm
4 treatment options from my doctor, which one should I start with?
Here is the summary of my situation. I am 63 years man with a history of a chest mass in 2019 found to be a...
Last active: Feb 13 10:06pm
Everolimus for multiple Neuroendocrine tumors
I’ve been on this Mayo support group for a couple of years, but was always the one answering questions and making suggestions, not the one...
Last active: Aug 15, 2024
Update: Lutethera treatment is over
Hi all, just wanted to check in with an update for everyone. Sorry it has taken some time, treatments, vacation, holidays and sickness have all...
Last active: May 14 12:11pm
PNET on tail of pancreas with numerous bilobar hepatic metastases
After eight years (yes, eight years/ ten doctors) of chasing ULQ abdominal and back pain, I recently received a diagnosis of an ill-defined, well differentiated,...
Last active: Jan 28, 2024