ea0044p152 | Neuroendocrinology and pituitary | SFEBES2016
Boylan Joseph
, Botchey Sally-Ann
, Ahmad Aftab
, Ahmad Mahmud
Background: The University Teaching Hospital Trust has a regional neuroendocrine tumour (NET) service that requires a database exclusively for NET patient information. UK and Ireland NET Society (UKINETS) guidelines for gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) NETs recommend plasma Chromogranin-A (Cg-A) and 24 h urinary 5-hydroxyindoacetic acid (24 h Ur 5-HIAA) as baseline investigations. This audit investigated both guideline adherence and the value of these tests in making the diagnosis...