What is a carcinoid tumor?

Also known as: neuroendocrine tumor

Carcinoid tumors are a type of neuroendocrine tumor. They are a cancer that grows slowly and typically impacts the lungs or areas of the digestive tract such as the colon, rectum, small intestine, stomach or appendix.  

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Reviewed by: Maggie Fader, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM