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Questions for surgeon-considerations choosing PRRT or surgery
I am considering surgery for neuroendocrine tumors metastatic to the liver. I have about 6-7 tumors that are visible on MRI. One surgeon told me...
Last active: Sep 1, 2025
What do I need to know about NETS?
What do I need to know about NETS? I would like to know about this cancer. it started in small intestine and has gone to...
Last active: Sep 11, 2023
Octreotide or Lanreotide
My 70 yr old husband had small bowel tumor Grade 1 resected due to bowel obstruction. Dotatate Petscan revealed other areas in pelvic region and...
Last active: Jun 9 2:51pm
PNETs: What comes first? Surgery or try to shrink tumor with chemo?
Pancreatic nets on the tail moved to liver. It might be nonfuntional as it was found by accident and was shocking is an understatement.Do the...
Last active: Jan 25, 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
I recently had surgery to remove NET in small intestine
They did a rt hemicolectomy and small bowel resection. They also did a wedge resection of my liver. They removed all of the tumor. Liver...
Last active: May 12, 2025
Anyone have experience with Acites?
I have been diagnosed with PNets grade 2 that metastasized to liver. The past few months I have been dealing with acites. Currently doctor is...
Last active: Dec 28, 2024
First scan after 3 months of lanreotidec
My partner has pancreatic NET, grade 2 stage 4 w metastases in liver - she is having first post diagnosis scan after 3 months lanreotide....
Last active: Jun 23, 2025
Stage 4 grade2 Pancreatic Neuroendocrine ki67 20% Lanreotide
I was diagnosed late February 2025 by liver lesion biopsy with neuroendocrine grade 2, well differentiated. Ga68 Dotatate Pet scan end of March confirmed pancreas...
Last active: Sep 16, 2025
Help understand interval progression
First scan after 4 lanreotide monthly shots for pancreatic net grade 2 stage 4 w liver (both lobes) metastases. Advice on understanding interval progression and...
Last active: Jun 17, 2025
I recently learned of histotripsy treatment for metastatic NETs
Below are links with additional information.https://l.smartnews.com/p-15eSVMB/JS1UQ5Histotripsy treatment, FDA-approved therapy that kills cancer using sound and water, led by team at Providence Mission Hospital | abc7.comhttps://abc7.com/amp/post/histotripsy-treatment-fda-approved-therapy-kills-cancer-using-sound-water-led-team-providence-mission-hospital/15648669/Below...
Last active: Dec 31, 2024
Chromogranin A level almost 1800!?!
I was recently diagnosed with multiple NETs. I believe I have 3 in my liver with the largest 4.6cm. My initial test showed a Chromogranin...
Last active: Apr 30 11:28am
Stable metastatic NET – should I be pushing harder for PRRT?
Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some perspectives from others who have faced similar decisions around PRRT. I’m a 40-year-old male with a well-differentiated Grade...
Last active: Feb 7 5:22pm
What are the latest developments in Zanzalintinib (311) with LANREOTID
What are the latest developments in Zanzalintinib (311) with LANREOTIDE ACETATE (4-week cycle) in treating pNET high grade 3 metastatic in liver for over 2...
Last active: Mar 17 8:57pm
Anyone gone to Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for carcinoid tumors?
has anyone used mayo clinic in Rochester Minnesota for carcinoid tumors. the diagnosis was carcinoid tumors in the liver. I am looking for the best...
Last active: Apr 5, 2023
Is anyone taking cabozantinib (Cabometyx)?
I was dx with small bowel NET, met to the liver in 2018 (Carcinoid subset). Surgery removed the large primary tumor & some lymph nodes....
Last active: Mar 30 6:02pm
GI Net stage 4 advanced: Is it incurable?
Hello I was diagonised with Neuron drone Tumor Cancer April 2024 from having a bowl obstruction surgery which was the tumor in the intestines that...
Last active: Jul 28, 2024
Where can I find a carcinoid syndrome specialist in Florida?!
Recently I had a positive 5-HIAA urine test and a 64 CU Dotatate PET scan that lit up parts of duodenum and found a 4mm...
Last active: Jun 16, 2023
Stage four high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma
I am looking for anyone that has dealt with this diagnosis and received treatment. My husband was diagnosed July 2018 and we’ve had two reoccurrence...
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Last active: Dec 18, 2023
PRRT and Lanreotide
Hiya. My partner is on her fourth monthly lanreotide & just had scans. They showed significant growth in liver despite the treatment ( grade 2,...
Last active: Jun 19, 2025