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Carcinoid tumors are noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) growths that produce excessive amounts of hormonelike substances. Carcinoid tumors usually originate in hormone-producing cells that line the small intestine or other cells of the digestive tract. They can also occur in the pancreas, testes, ovaries, or lungs. Carcinoid tumors can produce an excess of hormonelike substances, such as serotonin, bradykinin, histamine, and prostaglandins. Excess levels of these substances can s... 
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Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue (invasion) or by migration of cells to distant sites (metastasis). This unregulated growth is caused by a series of acquired or inherited mutations to DNA within cells, damaging genetic information that define the cell functions and removing normal control of cell division. ...
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Carcinoid Tumors as related to Cancers
- MedlinePlus: Carcinoid Tumors
Carcinoid Tumors ... Carcinoid tumors are rare, slow-growing cancers that usually start in the lining of the digestive tract or in the lungs.
- The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Since most of these grow very slowly, compared to other cancers, it usually takes many years before they become sizable or cause symptoms. Carcinoid tumors and other NETs usually ...
- Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Center
Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors are rare cancers that are often misdiagnosed. Because symptoms vary widely depending on where the cancer originates, a diagnosis is frequently ...
- Carcinoid tumors - MayoClinic.com
But, carcinoid tumors can also begin in other organs, including the ovaries and testes. These rare tumors differ from more common cancers in several ways.
- Familial carcinoid tumors and subsequent cancers: a nation-wide ...
Carcinoids are rare neuroendocrine tumors, mainly located in the bowel, stomach and lung. ... Familial carcinoid tumors and subsequent cancers: a nation-wide epidemiologic study ...
- Carcinoid Tumors : Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Carcinoid Tumorstreatment, services and resources at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee - a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in the ...
- Carcinoid Tumors, Gastrointestinal Information on Healthline
carcinoids; endocrine tumors , carcinoid type; metastatic carcinoid tumors; neuroendocrine tumors; neuroendocrine cancers; Types of gastrointestinal carcinoids
- Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor Home Page - National Cancer Institute
Having gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor increases the risk of forming other cancers of the digestive system. ... Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Treatment [health professional] ...
- Carcinoid tumors - CNN.com
But, carcinoid tumors can also begin in other organs, including the ovaries and testes. These rare tumors differ from more common cancers in several ways.
- Carcinoid Tumors
Carcinoid tumors are rare, making up one half of one percent of all cancers. The average age of onset is in the early 60s. Women are slightly more likely to develop carcinoid ...
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