The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer – Early Signs of a Late Diagnosis
The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer - Early Signs of a Late DiagnosisOne of the curious things about Neuroendocrine Cancer (NETs elsewhere in the text on the basis that a hormonal syndrome is extremely rare in Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NEC)) is that it can very often exhibit one or more vague symptoms collectively known as a 'syndrome'. Syndrome is an apt word to describe these complications as the most general meaning in medical terms is a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder or disease". Having a syndrome can often be the difference between having a 'functional' condition or a non-functional' condition - see more below.This frequently makes NET very difficult to diagnose quickly. It's a very devious disease.Functional / Non-FunctionalThese tumours and associated syndromes are treatable for…
