 Day 13 of our pants review physician assistant national certifying exam review day 13 out of 30 pants review questions for you Today's question is going to be what is a carcinoid tumor? What is a carcinoid? tumor Okay A carcinoid tumor is a neuroendocrine tumor that secretes serotonin ACTH ADH or some other hormone so it's a tumor that secretes some sort of hormone most commonly serotonin ACTH or ADH most common Carcinoid tumors are found in the GI tract, but it can also be found in the lungs or other areas Symptoms of course symptoms depend on what sort of hormone this Neuroendocrine tumor is secreting but common symptoms of particularly in the GI tract involve diarrhea coughing or wheezing especially if it's in the lungs flushing tachycardia Acidosis but most however are asymptomatic. Okay, I'm going to repeat that most carcinoid tumors are Asymptomatic when they are symptomatic most common symptoms are diarrhea coughing wheezing flushing, you know your face gets flushed tachycardia and acidosis The treatment for a carcinoid tumor, there's only one treatment and that is excision you must excise it you must remove it Otherwise, it'll continue to wreak havoc in whatever hormone that it is overproducing So one more time. What is a carcinoid tumor? It is a neuroendocrine tumor Meaning it's a tumor that secretes some sort of hormone particularly serotonin ACTH or ADH or other hormones Most commonly found in the GI tract the gastrointestinal tract can also be in the lungs or other areas Most common symptoms are diarrhea coughing wheezing flushing tachycardia and acidosis and the treatment is excision of the carcinoid tumor