What Is a Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor?
The small intestine continues breaking down the food and absorbs most of the nutrients. It is the longest section of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, measuring more than 20 feet. The small intestine then joins the colon (large intestine). This is ... [... more]
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What Is Lung Carcinoid Tumor?
The lungs are 2 sponge-like organs in your chest cavity. Your right lung has 3 sections, called lobes. The left lung has 2 lobes. It is smaller because the heart takes up more room on that side of the body. The lungs bring air in and out, taking ... [... more]
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Can Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Be Found Early?
Because carcinoid tumors usually grow and spread slowly, about half of all gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors are found at an early or localized stage, usually before they cause any problems. In many cases, carcinoid tumors are found incidentally ... [... more]
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How Are Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Diagnosed?
Not all GI neuroendocrine tumors/cancers can cause the carcinoid syndrome. For example, rectal carcinoids usually do not make the hormone-like substances that cause these symptoms. Most cases of carcinoid syndrome are seen when the cancer has ... [... more]
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How Are Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Staged?
Staging -- or determining the stage of disease -- is the process of finding out how localized or widespread the carcinoid tumor is. It shows whether the tumor has spread and how far. To help stage the tumor, doctors may use several types of ... [... more]
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How Are Lung Carcinoid Tumors Staged?
Staging is a process of finding out how localized or widespread the lung carcinoid tumor is. The treatment and The system most often used to describe the growth and spread of carcinoids and of non-small cell lung cancers is the In TNM staging, ... [... more]
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How Are Lung Carcinoid Tumors Diagnosed?
Central carcinoid tumors start in the large bronchial tubes leading into the lung. If you have 1 of these, you may have a cough, may cough up bloody sputum, or may have wheezing symptoms like asthma. When a large carcinoid causes partial or ... [... more]
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Treating Lung Carcinoid Tumor
Surgery is the main treatment for lung carcinoid tumors. Most lung carcinoid tumors are cured by surgery alone. You should be referred to a thoracic or cardiothoracic surgeon who will tell you about the surgical options. The type of surgery will ... [... more]
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Treatment of Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors by Stage
Treatment of localized carcinoid tumors is based mostly on their size. Experts sometimes disagree on the exact size cutoffs for making treatment decisions, and there are some "gray zones" of size where it has not been determined exactly what ... [... more]
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Treatment of Lung Carcinoid by Stage
Surgery is the main treatment if you have localized carcinoid. The surgery should remove the cancer and any nearby lymph nodes, especially if you have an atypical carcinoid which often spreads to lymph nodes. Most patients will not need to add ... [... more]
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Factors With Uncertain, Controversial, or Unproven Effects
Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I (MEN1) is a rare inherited condition in which affected family members have a very high risk of getting tumors of 3 glands: the pituitary, parathyroid, and pancreas. Carcinoid tumors are a less common component ... [... more]
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What Are the Risk Factors For Lung Carcinoid Tumor?
Typical lung carcinoid tumors are not associated with smoking or with any known chemicals in the environment or workplace. But some report that atypical lung carcinoids may be associated with smoking. These tumors are usually found in people ... [... more]
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