A 61-year-old patient with no relevant medical or family history presented with a 2 month history of refractory dry cough that led to the diagnosis of typical carcinoid tumor of the lung ...

Background. A 48-year-old man presented with diarrhea, flushing, abdominal pain and weight loss of 10 kg over a 6-month period. He subsequently developed dyspnea on exertion. Diagnosis. Carcinoid ...

Such changes are considered a "common sign" of lung carcinoma, although they can also be linked to other types of cancer. Carcinoid tumours, another form of cancer that tends to grow slowly ...

Carcinoid syndrome is most common in people with a small bowel NET which has spread to the liver. It can also happen in people with lung and pancreatic NETs. But this is less common. The skin of your ...

A 26-year-old woman with an uneventful family medical history presented for evaluation and treatment of a facial dermatosis of 6 years duration. Examination revealed an intense erythema ...

Surgery is the main treatment for typical carcinoid (TC) and atypical carcinoid (AC). These are types of lung neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). You might also have surgery for large cell neuroendocrine ...