A 36-year-old asymptomatic female patient has a 2-cm carcinoid tumor of the appendix found incidentally on gynecologic laparoscopy. Appendectomy revealed 1 positive lymph node in the mesoappendix ...

Carcinoid tumors are ... SRS with indium-111-labeled somatostatin analogue octreotide can be used to localize primary and metastatic tumors with a sensitivity of 73% to 90%. CT or MRI scans ...

Immunohistochemical analysis of tumor-infiltrating dendritic cells (DC) in small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) and carcinoid tumor (CT) tissues. Tissue slides (6 μm) from optimal cutting temperature ...

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 ...

Pleural and pulmonary fibrosis. In a review of 50 patients with carcinoid tumors who presented to a single unit over 9 years and were examined using CT, 14 patients had pleural thickening, and in ...

According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, carcinoid tumors are often initially misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or Crohn’s disease, or as a symptom of menopause in ...

Pulmonary carcinoids are rare tumors of the lung with extremely different clinical courses. In many patients, they behave like benign tumors; surgical removal of the tumor leads to a complete cure ...

The patient’s subjective flushing symptoms with an ileal mass suggested a carcinoid tumor. A 24-hour urine 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) test was mildly elevated at 18.4 mg per day (normal ...