A tumor is a growth that develops when damage to a cell’s DNA causes it to copy itself excessively, forming a mass. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can be either malignant, meaning they can grow ...

The cells of a well-differentiated tumor are more organized and may be able to produce hormones like a normal cell. On the other hand, tumors with poorly differentiated cells are disorganized, don’t ...

Asymptomatic patients with a large burden of liver disease might benefit more from intra-arterial therapy; surgery remains best option for symptomatic patients with neuroendocrine liver metastases.

Half of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, or MEN1, who developed duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases died within 10 years, according to researchers in the ...

The great progress of oncology over the last few years is now permitting us to treat patients with advanced liver tumors, who, in the past, were considered unsuitable for surgery or even any kind ...

A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) develops from a type of cell called a neuroendocrine cell. Learn about diagnosis, treatment, survival rates, and more.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer, and the sixth most common human cancer overall. The incidence of HCC is increasing as the prevalence of chronic liver disease ...

The beads can also be filled with chemotherapy to shrink or kill the tumor, but Dr. Covey says MSK has not used the approach much for liver tumors. “This approach is used more for other types of ...

Traditional liver tumor treatments include surgery, chemo, and radiation. Now, doctors have a new tool in their toolbox to fight it, with a non-invasive procedure.

These were initially misdiagnosed as “metastatic neuroendocrine tumor” and “poorly differentiated carcinoma” on core biopsies at outside institutions. Tumors composed of uniformly small, round to ...