Overview
Gastric carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine, classified as type 1, 2, or 3.
Symptoms
- •Abdominal pain
- •Flushing (rare)
- •Diarrhea (rare)
- •Bleeding
Diagnosis
- ✓Endoscopy
- ✓Biopsy
- ✓Chromogranin A
- ✓Octreotide scan
Treatments
- →Endoscopic resection (type 1)
- →Surgery
- →Somatostatin analogs
Risk Factors
⚠️Atrophic gastritis
⚠️MEN1
⚠️Zollinger-Ellison
Key Facts
- ℹ️Type 1: best prognosis, associated with atrophic gastritis
ICD-10: C7A.092 | Prevalence: nadir
Last updated: 11/9/2025