Open AccessDetermination of neuron-specific enolase in patients with midgut-type tumour treated with somatostatin analogues
Author(s) -
Paweł Gut,
Agata Czarnywojtek,
Nadia SawickaGutaj,
Kosma Woliński,
Adam Maciejewski,
Paweł Komarnicki,
Marek Ruchała
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
endokrynologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.413
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2299-8306
pISSN - 0423-104X
DOI - 10.5603/ep.a2021.0060
Subject(s) - enolase , somatostatin , gastroenterology , medicine , octreotide , pathology , endocrinology , immunohistochemistry
The biochemical diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) uses assays of specific and nonspecific markers. Nonspecific markers include, among others, neuron-specific enolase (NSE). The aim of this study was to evaluate NSE in patients with midgut type tumours treated with somatostatin analogues.