The appendix is an organ that is credited with very little significance and often removed indiscriminately to avoid complications due to infection. However, modern researchers believe that the ...

Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list-Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, ...

Learn more about services at Mayo Clinic.About this study The objective of this study is to aid research into the immunologic basis of carcinoid valvulopathy and related conditions. By collecting ...

Appendix cancer is a rare but increasingly recognized malignancy, often discovered incidentally during surgery for presumed ...

Other causes include carcinoid syndrome, Hartnup disease, infection, and isoniazid or fluorouracil therapy. We report here a case of pellagra affecting a Crohn's disease (CD) patient, which is rarely ...

Appendix cancers are the most common cause of pseudomyxoma peritonei. Carcinoid tumors, which start in hormone-producing cells, make up more than half of all cases of appendix cancer, are more common ...

High PG levels were demonstrated in two bronchial carcinoid tumor cases. [15, 16] Enhancement of COX-2 expression is reportedly observed in malignant and borderline pancreatic endocrine tumors. [17] ...

Morgan Webster is a former holder of the RevPro Undisputed British, IMPACT/TNA World Tag Team, and NXT U.K. Tag Team Championships. He last wrestled in May for the ATTACK! promotion, which is run by ...

Carcinoid tumors represent 1.2%-1.5% of all gastrointestinal tract neoplasms (14, 18, 24). Within the gastrointestinal tract, carcinoid tumors are most commonly found in the appendix followed by the ...

Appendix cancer is one of the rarest types of cancers, with cases generally limited to older adults, if ever, in cancer clinics. But a new study in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine has ...

Appendix cancer is still rare — affecting 1 or 2 people per million each year in the U.S. — but the increase in younger adults is concerning, CNN reported.