Neuroendocrine tumour can be treated if detected early, a city-based neurologist said. Aadil Chagla, Professor and Chief Unit 2, Department of Neurosurgery, KEM
Irrfan Khan
Neuroendocrine tumour can be treated if detected early, a city-based neurologist said. Aadil Chagla, Professor and Chief Unit 2, Department of Neurosurgery, KEM. Hospital, and consultant neurosurgeon at Breach Candy Hospital says, "A Neuroendocrine tumour begins in the hormone-producing cells of the body's neuroendocrine system.
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They can form in any part of the body, including lungs, brain, pancreas and kidney. Sometimes, the condition becomes life threatening when the benign (non-cancerous) tumours releases excessive amounts of different hormones in the bloodstream. Surgery is the main method of treatment. Radiation and chemotherapy can also help if the tumour is malignant."
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