What is gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor?

A neuroendocrine tumor is a type of tumor that affects cells of the neuroendocrine system, the system that makes and regulates hormones. These are rare tumors that most often originate in the gastrointestinal tract and lungs but may also occur in other locations such as the pancreas and thyroid.

How do members experience gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor*

Who has gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 8
40s 14
50s 29
60s 40
70+ 49

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 36
Female 106

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What is gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor?

A neuroendocrine tumor is a type of tumor that affects cells of the neuroendocrine system, the system that makes and regulates hormones. These are rare tumors that most often originate in the gastrointestinal tract and lungs but may also occur in other locations such as the pancreas and thyroid.



Common symptoms reported by people with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor

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Who has gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 99 say gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 8
40s 14
50s 29
60s 40
70+ 49
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 8
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 1
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 36
Female 106

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 28
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor patients who have completed their condition history
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