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.

Only 1% to 2% of lung cancers are carcinoid tumors. How are these rare tumors different from the more common types of lung cancers? Here’s what you need to know.

The symptoms of this cancerare not visible until it reaches an advanced stage. Carcinoid syndrome The carcinoid tumor produces serotonin or other chemicals and delivers them into the bloodstream.

In the case of malignant carcinoid, the tumor spreads usually first to the liver, and may then cause carcinoid syndrome, which is a syndrome of flushing, diarrhea and other symptoms caused by the ...

Symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can vary depending on the location of the tumor. Learn more about the symptoms of NETs here.

People with carcinoid tumors can have a wide variety of debilitating symptoms that can come and go. Or, they may have no symptoms at all. Here to help us understand what can be done to manage ...

Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla are even rarer. [2] We report on a patient who presented with biliary colic and intermittent biliary obstruction.

The authors present a case of a 48-year-old man with a history of diarrhea, flushing and upper abdominal pain who was subsequently diagnosed with metastatic carcinoid tumor. The authors discuss ...

Evidence that this syndrome was not produced by a primary carcinoid tumor is also strong, for clinical observations, including abdominal exploration, demonstrated no such tumor.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am confused. I was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor in my rectum two years ago. When I asked if it was cancer, I was told no, it was a carcinoid. The tumor was successfully ...

Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of carcinoid tumors, a type of cancer that can show up in many different places in your body.