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What is a carcinoid tumor?
Why is it called
“
carcinoid
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?
How can you remember that Kulchitsky cells are found in carcinoid tumors?
What are the common sites of occurrence?
What are the signs/symptoms?
Why SBO with carcinoid?
What are the pellagra-like symptoms?
What causes pellagra in carcinoid patients?
What is carcinoid syndrome?
What are the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome?
What is a complete memory aid for carcinoid?
Why does right-sided heart failure develop but not left-sided heart failure?
Classic cardiac complication with carcinoid syndrome?
What is the incidence of carcinoid SYNDROME in patients who have a carcinoid TUMOR?
What released substances cause carcinoid syndrome?
What is the medical treatment for carcinoid syndrome?
What is the medical treatment of diarrhea alone?
How does the liver prevent carcinoid syndrome?
Why does carcinoid syndrome occur in some tumors and not in others?
What tumors can produce carcinoid syndrome?
What does the liver break down serotonin into?
What percentage of patients with a carcinoid have an elevated urine 5-HIAA level?
What are the associated diagnostic lab findings?
How do you remember 5-HIAA for carcinoid?
What stimulation test can often elevate serotonin levels and cause symptoms of carcinoid syndrome?
How do you localize a GI carcinoid?
What are the special radiologic (scintigraphy) localization tests?
What is the surgical treatment?
What is the medical treatment?
How effective is octreotide?
What is a common antiserotonin drug?
What is the overall prognosis?
What is the prognosis of patients with liver metastasis or carcinoid syndrome?
What does carcinoid tumor look like?
For appendiceal carcinoid, when is a right hemicolectomy indicated versus an appendectomy?
Which primary site has the highest rate of metastasis?
Can a carcinoid tumor be confirmed malignant by looking at the histology?
What is the correlation between tumor size and malignancy potential?
What treatments might you use for the patient with unresectable liver metastasis that is refractory to medical treatment?
Sub Topic(s):
Rapid Fire Review Carcinoid Tumors