a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
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Examples of carcinoid
carcinoid
Histopathologic image of a colonic carcinoid stained by hematoxylin and eosin.
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Mrs. Carney, of Plum, was diagnosed with carcinoid cancer syndrome in 2004.
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Carcinoid tumors typically arise in the digestive tract and, less often, in the lungs.
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They may cause carcinoid syndrome, a type of paraneoplastic syndrome.
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She was diagnosed with carcinoid syndrome at a Nashville hospital.
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Gutierrez estimates he sees about one case of carcinoid per year.
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Paraneoplastic chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction as a rare complication of bronchial carcinoid.
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It may also result from alterations in protein metabolism in disorders such as carcinoid syndrome.
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An example is carcinoid syndrome, a disease in which carcinoid tumors produce excessive serotonin.
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- A small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin
- Carcinoid (also carcinoid tumour) is a slow-growing type of neuroendocrine tumour, originating in the cells of the neuroendocrine system.
- A slow-growing type of tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal system (most often in the appendix), and sometimes in the lungs or other sites. ...
