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Dr Rob Thomas 🫀🩺 Profile picture
Dr Rob Thomas 🫀🩺
@drhungo
https://t.co/XpSDU3tAoM RACGP | Primary Care Physician | Educator | Interest in Cardiology & Diabetes, addicted to 🏃‍♂️, follows Jesus, loves family, thinks macro
Nov 11, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Neuroendocrine tumours

Arise from neuroendocrine cells that can exist all over the body & have special traits ie hormone producing

Risk is ⏫ in 👥 with a family Hx of 🧬 syndromes ie MEN1

Common 🗺
👉🏼 lungs 30%
👉🏼 GIT 34%
👉🏼 pancreas 7%
👉🏼 unknown 15%

🧵 1/4 Can also be classified as functional vs non functional (60%)

Symptoms result from
👉🏼 tumour growth - obstruction
👉🏼 excess hormone
👉🏼 B symptoms

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