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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) Support Group

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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 6:30pm
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Straight to the liver: Anyone have NETs originating in strange areas?
I was diagnosed with NETs in 2021. My case was deemed unusual since it's only on the liver. According to my oncologist and from what...
Last active: Oct 4, 2024
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NET on liver: Question about treatments when no symptoms
Looks like this is the place to ask if anyone has been thru this.My mother was diognosed in March with a 5cm low grade NET...
Last active: Oct 31, 2024
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Should I see a NET specialist?
In January 2020 I had a distal pancreaectomy to remove a malignant non functioning pancreatic tumor. It was well defined; local lymph nodes clear; ki...
Last active: Dec 23, 2023
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Metastatic NeuroEndocrine Grade 3 - ki 80% -
Hi. I am diagnosed with NET Ki 80% potentially pancreas head and metastas liver. Looking for similar patients and willing to pay specialized doctors in...
Last active: Jan 21, 2024
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Low fever & diarrhea after distal pancreatectomy & splenectomy
Post op splenectomy and distal pancreatic for NET removalPost op 7 days and consistently running a low grade fever and diarrhea. Anyone have the same...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 28, 2023
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Anyone have a small pancreatic IPMN cyst that turned out to be cancer?
Have CT scans every 6 months to monitor both recurrent breast cancer and neuroendocrine lung cancer. CT showed 7 mm cyst that looks like side...
Last active: Nov 27, 2023
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High risk surgery. Is it worth it?
I had my primary net removed, along with a right hemicolectomy, three other mets and 23 lymph nodes in Sept 2023.A follow up Petscan in...
Last active: Mar 29, 2024
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Immunotherapy (Ipilimumab & Nivolumab) for NETs: Any experiences?
Diagnosed with high grade(3) neuroendocrine carcinoma. Irgun duodenum. Mets pancreas and many in liver. Did 4 cycles of carboplatin and etopiside chemo in hope to...
Last active: Jun 6, 2023
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Grade 1 Non-functioning (NF) NET
I have a well defined NF 1.7cm PNET in the body and a 6mm tumor (not biospied) in the tail of the pancreas. PET scan...
Last active: Jun 11, 2024