Clinical and demographic characteristics in patients newly diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors (NET)

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Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are tumors that form from cells that release hormones in response to a signal from the nervous system. These tumors may secrete higher-than-normal amounts of hormones, which can cause many different symptoms.

Aim(s): This retrospective observational claims-based study describes patients' clinical and demographic characteristics at the time of initial diagnosis, as well as major cardiovascular events in the first three years post-diagnosis.

Materials and methods: Study patients consisted of adults newly diagnosed with one of the following specific NET ICD9-CM codes: 157.4 (islet cell, n=149), 209.xx (carcinoid, n=0), 258.01 (MEN1, n=0), or 259.2 (carcinoid syndrome, n=1181) from October 2001 to September 2006. Patients were required to have at least three years follow-up in SDI Health’s medical claims. Patients' clinical and demographic characteristics were measured at baseline, and cardiovascular events were captured in the follow-up period.

Conference: 7th Annual ENETSConcerence (2010)

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Authors: Hess G, Hill J, Chen C, Quigley J, Liu Z,

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumors, clinical characteristics, demographic characteristics,