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ea0029p1124 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012

Autoimmune thyroid disease and neuroendocrine gastric tumors: early detection and efficacy of somatostatin analogue treatment

Accardo G. , Renzullo A. , De Bellis A. , Bizzarro A. , Romano M. , Federico A. , Gravina A. , Faggiano A. , Marotta V. , Esposito D. , Bellastella A. , Pasquali D.

Autoimmune chronic thyroid disease (AITD) is associated with atrophic gastritis (CAG) in 29–42% of the cases. CAG and the consequent hypergastrinemia, listed as precancerous lesion, can predispose to neuroendocrine cells hyperplasia and the development of neuroendocrine gastric tumors (NET). Aim of this study was to evaluate the association of AITD with risk of gastric NET and the efficacy of somatostatin analogues treatment.Patients: From 2009 to 2...
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