http://carcinoidtumorsite.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:11:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It explains the presence of carcinoid if someone have any familial occurrence. Carcinoid tumors are generally thought to be sporadic, except for a small proportion that occur as a part of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Data regarding the familial occurrence of carcinoid as well as its potential association with other ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/ancestral-occurrence-of-carcinoid/ Midgut Carcinoid is the type of Carcinoid tumor. General introduction Carcinoids are rare slowly growing, neuroendocrine tumors. In 1907 Obendorfer was the first to use the term carcinoid (Karzinoide). He described an ileal tumor with a much slower progression than expected from denocarcinomas. The traditional classification of the carcinoids according to ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/midgut-carcinoids/ The most important treatment modality for the carcinoid syndrome is octreotide, a synthetic hormone similar in structure to the naturally-occurring hormone, somatostatin. Somatostatin is widely distributed in the body where it can inhibit the secretion of many other hormones including growth hormone, insulin, and gastrin. It exerts its action by ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/drugs-to-treat-carcinoid-syndrome/ Carcinoid tumor presents many diagnostic challenges. As rare cancers go, carcinoid tumors are among the more unusual. These slow-growing tumors can occur in almost any part of the body. If there are any symptoms at all, they tend to be misdiagnosed as other diseases, and the tumors are often discovered ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/diagnostic-challenge-of-carcinoid-tumor/ Breast metastases from nonmammary malignant neoplasms are uncommon, accounting for approximately 2% of breast tumors. There are 13 cases reported in the literature of carcinoid tumor metastatic to the breast, and more than half of these cases were misdiagnosed pathologically and treated as primary breast carcinoma, even in cases with ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/carcinoid-tumor-metastatic-to-the-breast/ With treatment, it is also necessary to find other ways and means to handle this problem. Everyone has his or her own way of coping with cancer. But, you don't have to do it alone. If you have questions or would like guidance, talk with a member of your health ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/how-to-cope-up-with-carcinoid-tumor/ Different problems are associated with this disease. Like the neuroendocrine cells they come from, carcinoid tumors can secrete hormones and other chemicals into your body. Carcinoid tumors may produce serotonin, a chemical that helps regulate your mood, appetite and sensory perception. The chemicals from carcinoids can cause a number of ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/complications-associated-with-carcinoid-tumor/ Frequency of Carcinoid tumor is different in different people. In the US: The frequency of carcinoid tumor is 1 case per 300 individuals. For carcinoid syndrome, it is 1 case per 300,000 individuals. Mortality/Morbidity: Survival is dependent on the primary site and the size of the primary tumor. Patients with metastatic disease ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/incidence/ Staging is a way of describing a cancer, such as where it is located, where it has spread, and if it is affecting the functions of other organs in the body. Doctors use diagnostic tests to determine the cancer's stage, so staging may not be complete until all of the ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/staging-spreading-of-carcinoid-tumor/ Although carcinoid tumors can occur at any age, they're more common in older people. Children rarely develop these types of tumors. A risk factor is anything that increases a person's chance of developing a disease, including cancer. There are risk factors that can be controlled, such as smoking, and risk ... http://carcinoidtumorsite.com/2007/08/17/what-are-risk-factors-associated/