Periampullary Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumor in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is a genetic disease with autosomal dominant pattern which is associatedwith a large number of tumors especially of Gastro-Intestinal origin. These tumors have nurogenic orneuroendocrine origin (carcinoid tumors) and cause symptoms due to secretion of somatostatin or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dow University of Health Sciences
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/290 |