Endocrine Tumors
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Carcinoid SyndromeCarcinoid syndrome is caused by serotonin-secreting neuroendocrine tumors, leading to flushing, diarrhea, wheezing, and right-sided heart valve lesions.Carcinoid TumorsCarcinoid tumors are slow-growing neuroendocrine tumors that commonly arise in the gastrointestinal tract and lungs, often secreting serotonin and causing carcinoid syndrome.GlucagonomaGlucagonoma is a rare pancreatic alpha-cell tumor that causes excessive glucagon secretion, leading to hyperglycemia, weight loss, and necrolytic migratory erythema.InsulinomaInsulinoma is a rare pancreatic tumor that secretes excess insulin, causing hypoglycemia, neuroglycopenic symptoms, and elevated insulin levels during low blood sugar.NeuroblastomaNeuroblastoma is a cancer of immature nerve cells typically arising in the adrenal glands or sympathetic nervous system, often presenting in young children with abdominal mass or pain.SomatostatinomaSomatostatinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that secretes somatostatin, causing diabetes, gallstones, steatorrhea, and hypochlorhydria due to hormone inhibition.Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES)Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES) is characterized by gastrin-secreting tumors causing excessive gastric acid production and recurrent peptic ulcers.