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 ...

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 ...

There are 11,000-15,000 new cases of carcinoid diagnosed every year in the U.S, and an estimated 115,000 Americans are currently living with the disease.

Credit: Photomicrograph of a carcinoid tumor. Credit: David Litman/Shutterstock.com. There are definite types of neuroendocrine tumors, and this tumor frequently occurs in the digestive tract ...

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 ...

A carcinoid tumor is a type of neuroendocrine tumor. (“Neuroendocrine” means that the cells get input from nerves, and in response secrete hormones.) These are usually benign tumors, and ...

When carcinoid tumors become advanced, surgery may not be an option. Fortunately, there are other treatments available to help manage your tumors and ease your symptoms.

Since carcinoid tumors affect only two per 100,000 people worldwide, most doctors do not encounter them on a regular basis, and it is not uncommon for patients to be misdiagnosed.

Carcinoid tumors and adenomas of the middle ear are rare neoplasms of indeterminate relationship to one another. Indeed, the literature is devoid of a large comprehensive series that evaluates the ...

Carcinoid tumors are uncommon and most frequently involve the gastrointestinal tract, with primary duodenal carcinoids accounting for only 2.6% of carcinoid tumors in the United States.

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 ...