Diseases

Carcinoid Tumor

A usually small, slow-growing neoplasm composed of islands of rounded, oxyphilic, or spindle-shaped cells of medium size, with moderately small vesicular nuclei, and covered by intact mucosa with a yellow cut surface. The tumor can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract (and in the lungs and other sites); approximately 90% arise in the appendix. It is now established that these tumors are of neuroendocrine origin and derive from a primitive stem cell. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1182)

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A usually small, slow-growing neoplasm composed of islands of rounded, oxyphilic, or spindle-shaped cells of medium size, with moderately small vesicular nuclei, and covered by intact mucosa with a yellow cut surface. The tumor can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract (and in the lungs and other sites); approximately 90% arise in the appendix. It is now established that these tumors are of neuroendocrine origin and derive from a primitive stem cell. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1182)

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  • Carcinoid
  • Carcinoid Tumors
  • Carcinoids
  • Tumor, Carcinoid
  • Tumors, Carcinoid
  • Argentaffinoma
  • Carcinoid, Goblet Cell
  • Argentaffinomas
  • Carcinoids, Goblet Cell
  • Goblet Cell Carcinoid
  • Goblet Cell Carcinoids

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term; consider also MALIGNANT CARCINOID SYNDROME or CARCINOID HEART DISEASE

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History Note

68; was ARGENTAFFINOMA 1963-67

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  1. C04w.557.465.625w.650w.200w
  2. C04w.557.470.200w.025w.200w
  3. C04w.557.580.625w.650w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carcinoid Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002276. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002276
  2. Carcinoid Tumor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoid
  3. Carcinoid Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1734755