Suggested questions to ask your doctor (PDF 70 KB) if you've been newly diagnosed with carcinoid syndrome, plus a form to keep track of your symptoms and treatment. You will need Adobe^® Reader^® to view this file.

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	Types of Carcinoid Tumors (979KB) Duration: 1min 30sec How carcinoid tumors arising in the foregut, midgut, and hindgut differ in the kinds of secretions they produce. View as Mpeg (6.9 MB)
	Silent and Symptomatic Tumors (921KB) Duration: 1min 12sec Why carcinoid tumors of the GI tract most often do not cause symptoms, whereas those that metastasize to the liver do. View as Mpeg (6.3 MB)
	Carcinoid Flush (374KB) Duration: 30sec How excess serotonin secretion produces carcinoid flush and telangiectasia. View as Mpeg (3 MB)
	Respiratory Symptoms (286KB) Duration: 23sec Serotonin secretion causes respiratory symptoms such as bronchoconstriction, wheezing, and dyspnea. View as Mpeg (2.3 MB)
	Carcinoid Heart Disease (339KB) Duration: 27sec How excess serotonin secretion can cause the characteristic pattern of cardiac symptoms known as carcinoid heart syndrome. View as Mpeg (2.3 MB)
	GI Symptoms (566KB) Duration: 44sec How excess serotonin secretion causes GI symptoms such as diarrhea. View as Mpeg (4.2 MB)