how are pheochromocytomas usually treated?
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The primary treatment for a pheochromocytoma is surgery to remove the tumor. Before you have surgery, your doctor will likely prescribe specific blood pressure medications that block the actions of the high-adrenaline hormones to lower the risk of developing dangerously high blood pressure during surgery.
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Lutetium therapy is usually given as a course of four treatments, eight to twelve weeks apart. Why do I need this treatment? Research shows that lutetium treatment can increase life expectancy, relieve symptoms and improve quality of life for people who have neuroendocrine tumours.
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Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors. Although predominantly occurring in the adrenal glands, these tumors can present anywhere along the sympathetic chain. Indeed, classical teaching states that 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal and 10% are malignant.
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Injuries, particularly if they damage the nerves or arteries that control erections. Medications, including antidepressants, antihistamines and medications to treat high blood pressure, pain or prostate conditions. Psychological conditions, such as stress, anxiety or depression.
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Treatment of DCM is aimed at both improving the heart's function and controlling the signs of congestive heart failure. Drugs such as pimobendan are used to help the heart contract more strongly. Diuretics such as lasix are used to help control and prevent accumulation of fluid in or around the lungs.
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Treatments for heart failure Treatment for heart failure usually aims to control the symptoms for as long as possible and slow down the progression of the condition. Common treatments include: lifestyle changes – including eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly and stopping smoking.
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A typical treatment plan for Ewing sarcoma includes systemic therapy that treats the entire body, such as chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation, combined with localized therapy. Localized therapy focuses on treating the tumor itself using surgery, radiation therapy, or both.
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Adrenalectomy is an operation that removes one or both of the adrenal glands. If one gland is removed, the procedure is called unilateral adrenalectomy. When two adrenal glands are removed, the procedure is called bilateral adrenalectomy.
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Treatment for endometrial cancer is usually with surgery to remove the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Another option is radiation therapy with powerful energy. Drug treatments for endometrial cancer include chemotherapy with powerful drugs and hormone therapy to block hormones that cancer cells rely on.
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Path to definitive treatment JAK2 inhibitors and other drugs currently used to treat myelofibrosis and other myeloproliferative neoplasms do not cure the disease. Chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation is the only treatment with the potential to cure myelofibrosis.
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LJ Ascites is most commonly treated with a diuretic, which removes the fluid from the abdomen. The most common such agent is spironolactone (Aldactone, Pfizer), with furosemide (Lasix, Hoechst) frequently used as an adjuvant. These medications lead directly to decreased fluid in the abdomen.
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Treatment options The main treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma are chemotherapy alone, or chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy. In a few cases, chemotherapy may be combined with steroid medication. Surgery isn't generally used to treat the condition, except for the biopsy used to diagnose it.
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A phaeochromocytoma can cause the adrenal glands to produce too much of these hormones, which often results in problems such as heart palpitations and high blood pressure.
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It can often be cured with surgery alone if all the abnormal tissue can be removed. If surgery isn't suitable, the vast majority of people with paediatric follicular lymphoma can be cured with chemotherapy. This type of follicular lymphoma does not usually relapse.
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