Carcinoid Tumors of the Colon

Overview

Carcinoid tumors are slow-growing neuroendocrine tumors in the colon.

Symptoms

• •Abdominal pain
• •Bleeding
• •Obstruction (rare)
• •Carcinoid syndrome (very rare)

Stages

Diagnosis

• ✓Colonoscopy
• ✓Biopsy
• ✓Octreotide scan
• ✓Chromogranin A

Treatments

• →Surgical resection
• →Somatostatin analogs (if metastatic)

Risk Factors