Computed tomography (CT) - Multidetector row-intestineCT - Carcinoid tumors - Small bowelneoplasmBackground MDCT currently frequently represents the first choice modality for imaging in acute or subacute abdominal conditions implicating the small bowel. As a consequence, the MDCT features of intestinal ...
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Carcinoid Tumors of the Small Intestine: A Report of 3 Cases with Metastases The carcinoid or argentaffine tumor is one of the most interesting neoplasms of the gastro-intestinal tract. Comparatively rare, its peculiarities have been responsible for an interest which perhaps has been disproportionate...
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Read about carcinoid tumor treatment, symptoms, and meaning. Carcinoid tumors in the lungs or gut often have no symptoms, however, they may cause carcinoid syndrome. Learn the symptoms, treatment, and prognosis of carcinoid tumors.
Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors of the colon and rectum arise from the amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation (APUD) cells of the intestine. Carcinoid tumors are most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract and are located in decreasing order of frequency in appendix, ileum, rectum, stom...
Noun1.carcinoid- a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin neoplasm,tumor,tumour- an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose ...
What is the most common site of carcinoid tumor? The most common locations of gastrointestinal (GI) carcinoid tumors arethe small intestine and the rectum. Other common sites include , the colon (large intestine), the appendix, and the stomach. ...
Tumor location [2] GI tract (55% of cases): carcinoid Small intestine (esp. the ileum): 45% Rectum: 20% Appendix: 17% Colon: 11% Stomach: 7% Pancreas (15% of cases) Insulinoma Glucagonoma Bronchopulmonary system (10% of cases) Carcinoid lung tumor Small cell carcinoma Thyroid:...
However, carcinoid tumor cells are distinguished from most other types of tumors in that they secrete various hormone-like substances (e.g., serotonin, noradrenalin, histamines) which may cause symptoms throughout the body rather than symptoms localized to the organ where the tumor originates. ...