Group: Carcinoid Cancer, What Is It?
Is there a problem with attempting to conceive soon after the OctreoScan?
October 17, 2015
Every last trace of octreotide and the isotope Indium 111 used in the OctreoScan are gone from the body within 1 week. There is no effect on conception thereafter.…
READ MOREWhat is Neurokinin B and its relationship to carcinoid syndrome?
October 17, 2015
Neurokinin B is a nonspecific peptide hormonal substance sometimes co-secreted into the blood along with one of the other carcinoid products such as serotonin, chromogranin A, substance P and pancreatic polypeptide.…
READ MOREHow is a microcarcinoid different than a carcinoid tumor?
October 17, 2015
It is microscopic in size and then grows.…
READ MOREIf a microcarcinoid is found, are there likely to be others?
October 17, 2015
Yes, particularly when found in the stomach and lung.…
READ MOREIs there any indication that mercury contamination might have something to do with carcinoid?
October 17, 2015
No.…
READ MOREWhat is Goblet Cell Carcinoid (adenocarcinoid, mucinous carcinoid)?
October 17, 2015
The term Goblet Cell Carcinoid or adenocarcinoid, mucinous carcinoid is applied to two types of carcinoid. Both types of carcinoid are quite different from the ordinary carcinoid. Unfortunately, adenocarcinoid is a more aggressive tumor and carries…
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