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. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor is available below.
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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)
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