Carcinoid Tumor

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CT
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑːrsɪnɔɪd ˈtuːmər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. The outside pathologist called this lung mass " neuroendocrine carcinoma, favor atypical carcinoid tumor ".
  2. Objective To improve the acknowledgement of the clinicopathologic features of the carcinoid tumor of the appendix in children.
  3. Rarely, a malignant carcinoid tumor can occur as a large bulky mass.
  4. Carcinoid tumor of appendix is a kind of neuroendocrine tumor with low malignancy and comparatively good prognosis.
  5. Carcinoid tumor is distinct from other malignancies because of its indolent behavior, so usually it has better survival.

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