Abstract:The diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors requires a highly suspicious level due to its variable symptoms and clinical presentation. Early diagnosis, prompt and appropriate treatments are clues to success preventing the eventual disease progression and the devastating consequences of the carcinoid syndrome. Measurement of the chromogranin A, plays an important role in the diagnosis of carcinoid tumors, during the clinical evolution and even more to evaluate the treatment response to somatostatin analogues. Howeve… Show more
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