What is Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor?

What is Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor?

• Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: A rare form of gastrointestinal tumor. It includes two main groups of cancer called carcinoid and endocrine pancreatic tumors. Some of the tumors consist of hormone secreting cells which results in excessive secretion of certain hormones.

Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, or a subtype of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: Introduction

Types of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor:

Broader types of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor:

• Nervous system conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Cancer
• Gastrointestinal tumors
• Endocrine system tumors
• more types...»

How serious is Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor?

Prognosis of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: Early detection improves prognosis.
Complications of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: see complications of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

What causes Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor?

Causes of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: see causes of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

What are the symptoms of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor?

Symptoms of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: see symptoms of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Complications of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: see complications of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: Endocrinologist, Oncologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.
Treatments for Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor: see treatments for Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Name and Aliases of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

Main name of condition: Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor

neuroendocrine GEP tumor, GEP tumors, Gastro-enteropancreatic endocrine tumours

GEP tumors, Gastro-enteropancreatic endocrine tumours
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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