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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, 2025
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, 2025
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: Mar 28 5:45pm
S4, G2 NETS in mesentery. Declined Exploratory Surgery
I was diagnosed with S4, G2 NETs in my mesentery. Suspected start in intestines but not definitive. After discussion with surgeon who recommended looking and...
Last active: Nov 23, 2025
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
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, 2025
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: Nov 12, 2025
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, 2025
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
What is the best treatment for carcinoid tumor in mesentery?
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, 2025
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
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
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, 2025
68Ga DOTATATE Positron Emission Tomography (PET) at Mayo Clinic
@amyh2439 @tresjur @joannem @gaylejean @lucci50 @derekd @gulzar @joanney @jenchaney727@dzerfas @lorettanebraska @wordnoid @trouble and @upblueeyes @ahtaylor @heidilynn4 @junebug15 @tomewilsonThis article regarding 68Ga DOTATATE Positron Emission Tomography...
Last active: Feb 1, 2025
Finished PRRT and I'm wondering about others' results.
My husband completed 4 Lutathera treatments and had his first PET/CT with intravenous contrast (Dototate). He has source NET in pancreas metastasized to liver. Diagnosis...
Last active: Jan 23 11:49am
Anyone with an insulinoma have only therapies instead of surgery?
I really recently got diagnosed with malignant insulinoma. About a year ago I collapsed at home and paramedics took me to the hospital (small town...
Last active: Aug 14, 2023
Spreading NET
Just a up date on my journey of net been on my shots octretide for two yrs. had four treatment of prrt, not going very...
Last active: Aug 6, 2025
Treatment for GI NET with liver mets not working: Options?
had a tumor removed from small intestine 5/2022.that metastasis to the liver started octretide shots every 28 days,shots did not work very well with the...
Last active: Mar 25, 2024
Everolimus side effects
I was told yesterday that my NET has spread to my spine L1 and my periportal lymph node I did Lanreotide and Ocreotide injections for...
Last active: Oct 27, 2023
Tips about preparing for my second opinion appointment at Mayo
I live in Panama (a US citizen , now retired) and have been diagnosed with NETS after many tests and biopsy. I have had 5...
Last active: Jan 28 7:54am