Saya Ahmad's research while affiliated with University Medical Center Utrecht and other places

Publications (4)

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Background Central nervous system hemangioblastomas are the most prevalent manifestation of von Hippel‐Lindau (VHL) disease and remain the main cause of mortality. Surgical resection is the primary treatment strategy, but is not always possible, and should be used as restrictively as possible. There is an unmet need for less invasive treatment stra...
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Purpose Central nervous system hemangioblastomas are the most prevalent manifestation of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease and remain the main cause of mortality. Surgical resection is the primary treatment strategy, but is not always possible, and should be used as restrictively as possible. There is an unmet need for less invasive treatment strateg...
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Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of multi-organ neoplasms. Among the manifestations of VHL are pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (panNENs). In order to detect these lesions in a timely manner, patients are enrolled in a surveillance program, in accordance with the several existing...
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Pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumors (pNETs) in Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease have a relatively good prognosis. However, a subset of pNETs metastasize and significantly contribute to VHL-related mortality. Evidence-based guidelines are needed for timely detection, management and intervention of these tumors. However, the value of several diagnostic...

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... Recently, a systematic review on the diagnostic and management strategies for panNENs in VHL was published by our research group. 20 Table 3, and the full search string is made available by the authors upon request. The literature search was reviewed by an experienced librarian. ...