M: Metastasis; N: Node; T: Tumor. Data from [21]. Neuroendocrine tumors have demonstrated an increase in incidence and prevalence over the past decades, partly due to increased awareness ...

When you and your doctor make a plan to treat your neuroendocrine tumor (NET), a key part of the ... which includes your stomach, intestines, colon, and rectum. If you have GI carcinoid tumors ...

A tumor is a growth that develops when damage to a cell’s DNA causes it to copy itself excessively, forming a mass. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can be either malignant, meaning they can grow ...

Colon polyps are small growths on the lining of your colon or large intestine, part of your digestive tract. Most aren’t harmful. But some can turn into colon cancer over time. For that reason ...

The screening test revealed that she had a polyp in her colon. It turned out to be a neuroendocrine tumor, which is a rare type of cancer that releases hormones into the bloodstream. "I was ...

A new combination therapy that pairs a radiopharmaceutical (177Lu-DOTATATE) with a DNA-repair blocker (olaparib) has been ...

A panelist discusses how NCCN guidelines now include cabozantinib as a category 1 recommendation for gastrointestinal (GI) neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) after prior treatment with everolimus or ...

An abdominal CT scan demonstrated a mass in the third part of the duodenum, as well as sessile lesions in the ileocecal region and ascending colon ... as a neuroendocrine tumor with ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that is used to look for any changes in the large intestine, or colon, and rectum. Those changes might include swollen tissue, polyps or warning signs of cancer ...

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other neuroendocrine tumors (NETs ... For example, when a tumor starts growing in the lungs, doctors refer to it as a lung NET. These tumors may not cause ...