Paraneoplastic Syndromes – the NET Effect

Paraneoplastic Syndromes – the NET Effect

Patient Advocacy, Survivorship, The NET Effect Series
Spectrum of paraneoplastic humoral syndromes secondary to NETs. CT, calcitonin; PTHrP, parathyroid hormone related peptide; CGRP, calcitonin gene related peptide; GLP, glucagon like peptide; ANP, atrial natriuretic peptide; VIP, vasointestinal peptide (*). Citation: Endocrine-Related Cancer 17, 3; 10.1677/ERC-10-0024 (* Author's note: not the usual description of VIP indicating a potential ectopic context) Although several hypotheses have been proposed regarding the pathogenesis of PNSs, the precise mechanism that leads to the development of PNS remains largely unknown. (In simple terms, pathogenesis means "the manner of development of a disease"Disclaimer. I read widely and noted various papers where there was clearly confusion about the classification of paraneoplastic in relation to Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.  Some papers grouped known Neuroendocrine Tumour hormonal syndromes in, but others were more specific by filtering these into ectopic scenarios. …
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The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer – Early Signs of a Late Diagnosis

The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer – Early Signs of a Late Diagnosis

Awareness
The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer - Early Signs of a Late DiagnosisOne of the curious things about Neuroendocrine Cancer (NETs elsewhere in the text) 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 Neuroendocrine Cancer very difficult to diagnose quickly.  It's a very devious disease.Functional / Non-FunctionalThese tumours and associated syndromes are treatable for most but the difficult part can be arriving at a diagnosis. Moreover, without a syndrome, some of these…
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