Background: The role of prophylactic primary tumor resection (PTR) in patients with small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) and unresectable liver metastases is a matter of debate.
Objective: We aimed to evaluate outcomes in patients with SI-NETs who underwent PTR, according to the presence of metastasis and symptoms from primary.
Material And Methods: Data from patients who underwent PTR for SI-NETs from a single referral center (2007-2023) were prospectively collected.
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a medical preparation used as replacement therapy for patients with immunodeficiencies. Over time, IVIg's anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects have been recognized, which have led to the approval of this therapy in the treatment of various pathologies, such as Kawasaki disease, immune thrombocytopenia, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. There are numerous studies in the literature regarding the off-label use of IVIg in the treatment of autoimmune diseases (e.
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