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Carcinoid Tumors

By: Angela Garner
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion

A tumor, in general, is an overproduction or an abnormal production of cells. A carcinoid tumor is a slow growing tumor, which is a result of an overproduction of hormone-producing cells. These hormone-produc-ing cells are called enterochromaffin cells. Carcinoid tumors are ...

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  Garner, A. (2008). Carcinoid tumors. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 345-345). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n235
  
  Garner, Angela. "Carcinoid Tumors." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 345-345. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n235.
  
  Garner, A. 2008. Carcinoid Tumors. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 345 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n235> [Accessed 18 Apr 2021].
  
  Garner, Angela. "Carcinoid Tumors." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 345-345. SAGE Knowledge. 18 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n235.
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