If your doctor tells you that you've got a carcinoid tumor, there's a lot to take in. The condition is a type of cancer, but unlike some other kinds, there's more than one part of the body where it ...

Carcinoid syndrome is a condition in which a carcinoid tumor releases serotonin or other chemicals into the bloodstream. Carcinoid tumors, which develop most commonly in the gastrointestinal (GI) ...

Carcinoid tumors are part of a heterogeneous group of gastrointestinal and pancreatic endocrine tumors that are characterized by their capacity to produce and secrete hormones, 5-hydroxytryptamine, ...

Reviewed by Yolanda Smith, B.Pharm. Carcinoid tumors may sometimes be asymptomatic but may show symptoms in other patients. The signs of the illness are not definite and depend greatly on the location ...

When carcinoid tumors are at a more advanced stage, surgery may not be possible. However, other treatments can help manage these neuroendocrine tumors. Although these treatments don't cure the cancer, ...

An otherwise healthy 45-year-old woman presented with recurrent attacks of biliary colic after cholecystectomy 5 months earlier. Although they were milder than before the surgery, symptoms did not ...

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Shubham Pant, MD: The first thing people say when people hear “tumor” is, “Oh my God, I’m going to die, this is a tumor.” But tell me, as a doctor who treats neuroendocrine tumors, there can be ...

CAPTEM (capecitabine and temozolomide) provided a high rate of disease control in patients with typical and atypical lung carcinoid tumors, according to researchers.

Many are unaware of the risk factors of carcinoid tumors of the lung. Through many scientific studies, researchers have found that changes in the lungs, due to dangerous chemicals or radiation, cause ...

Carcinoid tumors are typically cancerous. These slow-growing tumors are often found in the gut or the lungs years after they first develop. They can spread to other parts of the body. Carcinoid tumors ...

Carcinoid syndrome affects certain people who have neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Carcinoid syndrome can occur when an NET secretes hormones into the bloodstream. This can cause symptoms such as facial ...