A carcinoid (also carcinoid tumor) is a slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumor originating in the cells of the neuroendocrine system. In some cases...

Carcinoid syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome comprising the signs and symptoms that occur secondary to neuroendocrine tumors (formerly known as carcinoid...

They most commonly occur in the intestine, where they are often called carcinoid tumors, but they are also found in the pancreas, lung, and the rest of...

cecocolic orifice. A cecal carcinoid tumor is a carcinoid tumor of the cecum. An appendiceal carcinoid tumor (a carcinoid tumor of the appendix) is sometimes...

diseases of the appendix (in humans) are appendicitis and carcinoid tumors (appendiceal carcinoid). Appendix cancer accounts for about 1 in 200 of all gastrointestinal...

highest to lowest incidence. A carcinoid is a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the intestines. Incidence rates among carcinoids occur at about 0.15 per 100...

including: Crohn's disease Tuberculosis Lymphoma Neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoid) In veterinary anatomy, the ileum is distinguished from the jejunum by...

serotonin, testing is most frequently performed for the diagnosis of carcinoid tumors of the enterochromaffin (Kultschitzsky) cells of the small intestine...

strumal carcinoid is a type of monodermal teratoma with histomorphologic features of (1) the thyroid gland and (2) a neuroendocrine tumour (carcinoid). Struma...

anger, or romantic stimulation. Flushing is also a cardinal symptom of carcinoid syndrome—the syndrome that results from hormones (often serotonin or histamine)...

Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumour is a subtype of pulmonary carcinoid tumor. It is an uncommon low-grade malignant lung mass that is most often in the...

Pulmonary carcinoid tumour is a neuroendocrine tumour of the lung. There are two types: Typical pulmonary carcinoid tumour Atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumour...

rate with the latter procedure is above 70%.: 580  A gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor is a rare, slow-growing form of cancer that affects certain cells...

the biosynthesis of serotonin. It has been used experimentally to treat carcinoid syndrome, but the side effects, mostly hypersensitivity reactions and...

lupus erythematosus Localized Cellulitis Abscess Boil Erythema nodosum Carcinoid syndrome Fixed drug eruption Specialized Urticaria Erythema (Multiforme...

Typical pulmonary carcinoid tumour is a subtype of pulmonary carcinoid tumour. It is an uncommon low-grade malignant lung mass that is most often in the...

abdomen. Bronchial adenomas are adenomas in the bronchi. They may cause carcinoid syndrome, a type of paraneoplastic syndrome. A sebaceous adenoma is a...

the diet. This can occur as a result of alcoholism, long-term diarrhea, carcinoid syndrome, Hartnup disease, and a number of medications such as isoniazid...

The goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) is a rare biphasic gastrointestinal tract tumour that consists of a neuroendocrine component and a conventional carcinoma...

constipation have shown some effectiveness in achieving normal GI functionality. Carcinoid syndrome is a rare condition characterized by an abnormal increase in...

tumors from the low-grade typical pulmonary carcinoid tumor and intermediate-grade atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor to the high-grade pulmonary large cell...

Some PanNETs are more responsive to chemotherapy than are gastroenteric carcinoid tumors. Several agents have shown activity. In well differentiated PanNETs...

A small intestine neuroendocrine tumor is a carcinoid in the distal small intestine or the proximal large intestine. It is a relatively rare cancer and...

abdominal tumors including rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, and mesenteric carcinoid. In older patients DSRCT can resemble lymphoma, peritoneal mesothelioma...

the cecum is removed partially or totally. It can be done in cases like carcinoid syndrome, primary or secondary cancer. "Medical Definition of CECECTOMY"...

secondary hyperhidrosis including lymphoma, pheochromocytoma, carcinoid tumors (resulting in carcinoid syndrome), and tumors within the thoracic cavity. Certain...

vaccination Cancers associated with EN include: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) Carcinoid tumours Pancreatic cancer EN may also be due to excessive antibody production...

(SSA) therapy for the treatment of adults with diarrhea associated with carcinoid syndrome that SSA therapy alone has inadequately controlled. Telotristat...

symptoms Differential diagnosis Allergic reaction, asthma exacerbation, carcinoid syndrome Treatment Epinephrine, intravenous fluids Frequency 0.05–2%...

achlorhydria may contribute to formation of gastric cancers or gastric carcinoid tumors. Irrespective of the cause, achlorhydria can result in known complications...