Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors, What Are These? - Dr. Sanderson (VIDEO)

Dr. Sanderson:

The neural endocrine features of carcinoid and sometimes shared with small cell lung cancer is that they can develop, they can secrete a hormone like substance that they can elaborate peptides that behave like hormones in our bodies and can cause side effects unrelated to the presence of the malignity itself.

About Dr. Sanderson, M.D.:
Dr. David R. Sanderson, M.D., practices at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializing in pulmonary care. Dr. Sanderson attended the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. He completed his residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

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