RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Carcinoid tumors: What should increase our suspicion?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 849
OP 855
DO 10.3949/ccjm.75a.08002
VO 75
IS 12
A1 Aggarwal, Gaurav
A1 Obideen, Kamil
A1 Wehbi, Mohammad
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/12/849.abstract
AB Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine neoplasms, primarily of the gastrointestinal tract. Their incidence has been increasing over the last 2 to 3 decades. Patients often present with vague, nonspecific symptoms. Thus, primary care physicians should keep this diagnosis in mind and start appropriate diagnostic testing if they suspect it on a clinical basis. Patients with carcinoid tumors are also at increased risk of developing other malignancies, so close follow-up by their primary care physician is necessary.