Neuroendocrine (NE) differentiation of prostatic adenocarcinomas has received increasing attention in recent years as a result of possible implications on prognosis and therapy. The incidence of NE cells in tumors has been reported from 10% up to 100%. Several studies have shown chromogranin A (CgA)
Serum chromogranin A in the diagnosis and follow-up of neuroendocrine tumors of the gastroenteropancreatic tract
✍ Scribed by Guido Schürmann; Ulrich Raeth; Bertram Wiedenmann; Heinz Buhr; Christian Herfarth
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 544 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
The efficacy of albendazole (ABZ) treatment for human neurocysticercosis (NCC) was assessed by using a monoclonal antibody-based parasite antigen detection ELISA which specifically detects the products of living cysticerci in human serum. The assay displayed 85% diagnostic sensitivity, detecting 39
A series of 23 needle biopsies of neuroendocrine tumors occurring in the liver is described. Aspirate smears, core biopsies, and touch preparations were examined. Eighteen of the 23 patients had been previously diagnosed: 9 patients had been correctly identified as having a neuroendocrine tumor, and