Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Program

Patient and Family Education

A few important characteristics are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor:

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1: This hereditary condition is associated with a high risk of cancer in the pituitary gland, parathyroid gland, and pancreas. It carries with it an increased chance of developing carcinoid tumors.
Stomach conditions: People with some diseases of the stomach have an increased risk of developing a carcinoid tumor of the stomach.
Race/gender: African Americans get carcinoid tumors more frequently than whites, and African American men get the disease more frequently than African American women do.

This page was last updated on: October 5, 2009.