Carcinoid is slow-growing but malignant type of neuroendocrine tumour, originating in the cells of the neuroendocrine system. Carcinoid tumours are apudomas that arise from the enterochromaffin cells throughout the gut. They are most commonly found in the foregut with lung, bronchus and trachea constituting 27.9% cases from where they rarely metastasise . The next most common affected area is the small intestine especially the midgut with the highest proportion from...
I've gone to several different sites and also checked in my medical books I have here and there is nothing to substantiate that there is a connection between the two....
Asked by Duchess Ella - 31 months ago
The incidence of carcinoids is probably 7-8 cases per year, but this approximation is underestimated because many patients never develop the related syndrome. Some researchers estimated real incidence may be...
Asked by rocksnobb - 1 month ago
of carcinoid tumors. Im scared to get them somewhere else. i think the shock was not to find carcinoid tumors in the appendix...it's your age.....
Oct 15, 2008
a family member of mine just found out she has a carcinoid tumor the size of a grapefruit on her appointment, he said it was not the adenocarcinoma but rather the carcinoid tumor. she is supposed to go
Jul 01, 2007
To everyone here, I definatetly have carcinoid syndrome symptoms. I have symptoms like terrible online dr. kevinmd.com and he told me it sounded to him like carcinoid syndrome. I'm just trying to find
Jun 29, 2007
Anyone know anything about this type of cancer?? My doctor is doing a 24 hour urine on me because i have been having hear...
I am undergoing very slow, frustrating, round about testing to discover the cause of headaches, sweating and chronic non ...
Ok, i am being tested for carcinoid syndrome and i dont really know why. Can anyone out there that has this or has had th...
ya I have pain all the time but the doctors wont give me anything cuz im so young they don't want me hooked on anything. thank you sooo much for...
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Cancer will more than likely affect you or someone you love...how much do you really know about it?
