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carcinoid a small, yellow tumor that may develop from argentaffin cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa and spread widely throughout the body. See also: Cancer
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Glendale Adventist Medical Center offers a carcinoid cancer support group, 1 p. Pulmonary carcinoid tumors, which are benign lung tumors, also stain positively for neuroendocrine markers and are therefore hypothesized to arise from neuroendocrine cells. In cases where samples of valve tissue were obtained, there was an unusual appearance of the heart valves generally only seen with a serotonin-producing tumor called carcinoid or with excessive amounts of medications containing ergot. |
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