Neuroendocrine Tumor

Neuroendocrine tumors or neuroendocrine tumors, these tumors are very rare and can occur anywhere in any part of the body. Neuroendocrine tumors are cancers derived from neuroendocrine cells. Normally neuroendocrine cells produce hormones in the human body to control the growth process.

Most neuroendocrine tumors occur in the lungs, appendix, small intestine, rectum, and pancreas. Neuroendocrine tumors are malignant (cancerous) and benign. If it is malignant then the tumor can grow and spread to other parts of the body and if not treated immediately, the condition can lead to death. Under benign conditions, the tumor grows but does not spread. Unlike most tumors, neuroendocrine tumors develop slowly and take years. Often these tumors are biased to disappear or shrink after receiving treatment in the form of therapy. If it is malignant then the tumor can grow and spread to other parts of the body and if not treated immediately, the condition can lead to death.

There are many types of neuroendocrine and it is usually named after the type of cell in which it grows or the hormone it produces. For example, carcinoid tumors that the body usually in the cells of the digestive system (such as the stomach, small intestine, appendix and rectum). There are also neuroendocrine found inside the lungs or small organs that are behind the sternum or the so-called thymus. Neuroendocrine can also multiply in the pancreas, kidneys, ovaries or testes.

Referencing Webmd's report, the exact cause of the neuroendocrine tumor is not yet known. However, a person is biased to suffer from this tumor due to family-derived factors, such as multi-endocrine type neoplasia 1 (tumors in the pancreas or other organs), neurofibromatosis type 1 (tumors in the adrenal glands) and Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (tumors in certain parts of the organ). People with neuroendocrine tumors will usually experience several symptoms. In the early stages, NET usually does not cause any significant symptoms. The disease is only biased to be detected using X-Ray or surgery for other conditions. People with neuroendocrine tumors will feel symptoms depending on the type of tumor they have and the organs they grow in. However, common symptoms felt by people with NET are fatigue, loss of appetite and weight loss without the cause being known.

Here are a number of symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors, based on the size and location of the tumor growing:

-    Persistent pain appears in certain areas

-    There is a lump in a part of the body

-    Nausea and vomiting

-    Cough or hoarseness that does not go away.

The symptoms of neuroendocrine tumors are also biased to be recognized through reactions to hormones, resulting in the following:

-    Diarrhea The face is flushed and usually without sweating

-    Hyperglycemia or blood sugar levels are too high

-    Hypoglycemia or blood sugar levels are too low

-    Pain in peptic ulcers

-    The appearance of skin rashes

-    Feeling confused Feeling restless.

The disease is biased to be cured with a wide variety of treatments. Doctors are biased at treating neuroendocrine tumors with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and other drugs, depending on the type of tumor.