| A related neoplasm, the carcinoid tumor, is another rare lesion in the esophagus. |
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| These findings were thought to be consistent with carcinoid tumor with metastases to the liver. |
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| The tumor cell was found to be restiform and tenioid and it showed characteristics of carcinoid. |
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| The symptoms of carcinoid are produced by excess secretion of serotonin, and the flushing by histamine and tachykinins. |
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| The carcinoid component was negative for both lymphatic and vascular permeations. |
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| The most common forms of this variant are struma ovarii and carcinoid in the ovary. |
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| Other medical conditions commonly associated with anxiety include mitral valve prolapse, carcinoid syndrome and pheochromocytoma. |
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| Unlike other lung growths, carcinoid tumours are not thought to be linked to cigarettes. |
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| Identifying the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome early is a benefit in fighting the condition. |
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| If you have been diagnosed with carcinoid syndrome, you already have firsthand experience of at least some of the symptoms. |
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| As with any chronic condition, the key to the best possible treatment outcome in carcinoid syndrome is taking control. |
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| Furthermore, an increase of catecholamines and their metabolites metanephrine and normetanephrine can be observed in the carcinoid. |
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| It is moderately effective in treating melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and carcinoid. |
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| Doctors often have difficulty diagnosing carcinoid syndrome in its early stages. |
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| Regarding lymph node metastasis, our case was distinguished from the 5 previously reported cases of gastric collision tumor composed of adenocarcinoma and the carcinoid. |
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| The histologic, cytochemical, and immunohistochemical features resembled a carcinoid tumor, and metastasis to the bone marrow was considered initially. |
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| A Phase III trial in acromegaly began in the first quarter of 2008, with a Phase III trial in carcinoid tumors expected to begin this year. |
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| Histologically, the tumor was composed of trabecular and anastomosing ribbonlike nests, identical to the features of carcinoid tumors of other sites. |
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| Hepatic resection of metastatic carcinoid cancer can prolong survival and control symptomatic endocrinopathy. |
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| Sandostatin is also indicated for the treatment of patients with certain symptoms associated with carcinoid tumors and other types of gastrointestinal and neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors. |
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| How are carcinoid tumors different from other cancers? |
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| Rare subtypes include carcinoid tumors, bronchial gland carcinomas and sarcomatoid carcinomas. |
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| What are the symptoms of carcinoid tumors? |
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| In a sense, you are fortunate, because, as you know, many of the early symptoms of carcinoid syndrome are difficult to diagnose, and many people live with the symptoms for years before learning what the problem is. |
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| The 51-year-old journalist, who has led the broadcaster's Westminster coverage since 2005, needs an operation to remove a bronchial carcinoid tumour from his lung. |
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| For instance, in serotonin hypersecretion, patients will have chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and flushing in the face, neck and chest: this is known as the carcinoid syndrome. |
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| Other, less common types of cancer that can produce ACTH are thymomas, carcinoid tumors, pancreatic islet cell tumors, and medullary carcinomas of the thyroid. |
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| Pathological evaluation showed parathormone negative, chromogranin positive stained neoplastic cells that eventually proved to be a carcinoid tumor. |
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