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Questions to Ask Your Health Care Provider about Carcinoid Tumors
- What evaluations are necessary to determine the location of the tumor?
- What evaluations are necessary to determine whether I have metastases?
- What evaluations are necessary to diagnose whether I am diagnosed with MEN I syndrome?
- Which medication would be most effective in reducing symptoms? (If you are on octreotide (Sandostatin), ask whether you should be on a higher dose).
- Should interferon alpha be added to my regimen?
- Which criteria will determine the need for laparoscopic surgery?
- Should I be evaluated by a more specialized medical center?
