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(KAR-sih-noyd)
| | A slow-growing type of tumor usually found in the gastrointestinal system
(most often in the appendix), and sometimes in the lungs or other sites.
Carcinoid tumors may spread to the liver or other sites in the body, and
they may secrete substances such as serotonin or prostaglandins, causing
carcinoid syndrome. |
| Previous Definitions: | carboxypeptidase-G2, carcinoembryonic antigen, carcinoembryonic antigen peptide-1, carcinogen, carcinogenesis | | Next Definitions: | carcinoid syndrome, carcinoma, carcinoma in situ, carcinoma of unknown primary, carcinomatosis |
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