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Question: 15 days before he was diagnosed with neuroendocrinal tumor grade 2. primary in pancreas and secondaries in liver, L1 vertebrae and surrounding bones.
Q1. what is the treatment line for such case?
Q2. what is the prognosis of the case?
Q3. what is the life expectancy?
Q4. any positive hope?
Q1. what is the treatment line for such case?
Q2. what is the prognosis of the case?
Q3. what is the life expectancy?
Q4. any positive hope?
Brief Answer:
many options are vailable
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
I am sorry to know about your patient. However, this is not immediately life-threatening. Grows slowly and treatment is available.
1. Sandostatin LAR is a good drug. If it stalls the disease then nothing else. Otherwise tablets like everolimus or sunitinib can help.
Radionuclide therapy is also a good option if required.
2/3. Usually patient survives many years, exact difficult to predict. We have many who survived >5 or >10 years
4. Definitely there is hope as I said above.
Hope this helps.
Regards
many options are vailable
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
I am sorry to know about your patient. However, this is not immediately life-threatening. Grows slowly and treatment is available.
1. Sandostatin LAR is a good drug. If it stalls the disease then nothing else. Otherwise tablets like everolimus or sunitinib can help.
Radionuclide therapy is also a good option if required.
2/3. Usually patient survives many years, exact difficult to predict. We have many who survived >5 or >10 years
4. Definitely there is hope as I said above.
Hope this helps.
Regards
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