samerhasna
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50 years old man was admitted for intermittent dearhea + flashing
he was diagnosed of having carcinoid metasatized to the liver and lung....
what is the treatment of choice?
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| rubyedward
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if metastases occured, prognosis is poor(3 years). Rx as of OHCM,
methysergide 2mg/8h PO to block 5-HT
cyproheptadine 4mg/8h PO to help diarrhoea
phenoxybenzamine 20-200mg/24h PO to help flushing
others-enucleating liver metastases, hepatic artery ligation, embolization, 5-fluouracil injection.
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| chemamr
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Often the Tx for this Sx is surgically, medically and radiologically:
Surgical debulking for hepatic mets; if itīs too disseminated: radiofrequency ablation or hepatic artery embolization
Drugs: octreotide, methysergide, 5-FU
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| rubyedward
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hi chemmar, i saw u in step 1 q section too. r u preparing for both step 1 and 2??? just curious.
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