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1
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NET’s

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Neoplasms that arise from endocrine and nervous tissue.

2
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MEN Syndromes

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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasms
Cause overactivity and enlargement, tumors of certain endocrine glands.
Usually inherited
Autosomal dominant
One type of MEN sticks to a single family

3
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MEN-1

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ParaT tumors
Pancreatic tumors
Pituitary tumors

4
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MEN-2a

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Medullary thyroid cancers
Pheochromocytoma
Parathyroid
Very rare

5
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MEN-2b

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Medullary thyroid cancers
Pheochromocytomas
Neuromas

6
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MEN-1 Manifestation

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Almost all MEN-1 patients develop overactivity of parathyroid (hyperparathyroidism)
Pancreas is next: gastrin and insulin overproduction
Pituitary adenoma occurs in 42% of pt’s

7
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MEN-1 tumors are usually?

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Benign

8
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MEN-2a will mosr certainly develop which type of cancer?

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Medullary thyroid cancer
Very aggressive
Begins early on in life
Should have thyroid surgically removed

9
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Testing for MEN-2a

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ret protooncogene mutation

10
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MEN-2b

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Medullary thyroid cancers
Pheochromocytoma
Mucosal neuromas

11
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Marfanoid Habitus

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Seen in MEN-2b
Long fingers and extremities
Tall, long legs and arms
Pectus Excavatum
Spinal abnormalities
12
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Insulinoma

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Rare beta cell tumor that secretes insulin
Evenly distributed
Hyperinsulinemia
Persistant hypoglycemia
More common in women
90% benign
13
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Insulinoma S/S

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Polyphagia, weight gain
CNS glusoce lack
Whipples triad

14
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Insulinoma Dx

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Insulin to glucose ratio <.3

Increased levels of C-peptide

15
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Insulinoma Tx

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Surgery
DIazoxide
Octreotide
Continuous SQ glucagon

16
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Gastrinoma

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Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Tumor of pancreas and duedenum
Excess levels of gastrin
25% part of MEN-1

17
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Gastrinoma S/S

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Frequent peptic ulcers (absence of NSAIDS and H.Pylori
esophagitis
diarrhea

18
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Gastrinoma Dx

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Fasting gastrin > 1000
Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy
Endoscopic ultrasound

19
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Gastrinoma Tx

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Proton pump inhibitors

Surgical removal

20
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VIPoma

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Verner Morrison Syndrome
Pancreatic tumor secreting Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)
Tail of pancreas

21
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VIPoma S/S

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Severe, intermittent watery diarrhea
Dehydration and weakness
Decreased gastrin production
Flushing

22
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VIPoma Dx

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Serum VIP levels 75 - 190

CT, US

23
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VIPoma Tx

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Fluid correction

Surgical rescection

24
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Glucagonoma

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Pancreatic tumor that secretes glucagon
Increased levels of glucagon in blood
Produced rash
80% are cancerous
Grows slowly
80% women
25
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Glucagonoma S/S

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Same as Type 1 DM

Necrolytic migratory erythema

26
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Glucagonoma Dx

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Serum glucagon > 500

Imaging

27
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Glucagonoma Tx

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Surgery

Zinc ointment for rash