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| Tumor que se forma en las células que liberan hormonas en respuesta a una señal del sistema nervioso. Algunos ejemplos de tumores neuroendocrinos son los tumores carcinoides, los tumores de las células de los islotes, los carcinomas medulares tiroideos, los feocromocitomas y los carcinomas neuroendocrinos de la piel (cáncer de células de Merkel). Estos tumores pueden segregar cantidades de hormonas más altas que las normales y pueden causar muchos síntomas diferentes. |
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