Can susceptibility to carcinoid tumors be inherited?
Previously, all carcinoid tumors were considered to occur sporadically. We present an extremely rare series of three first-degree relatives in two generations with proximal duodenal carcinoid tumors and other family-associated neoplasms. This unusual circumstance, which has never been described previously, represents the sixth case of familial clustering of carcinoid tumors reported in the world's literature.
Yeatman
T J
TJ
Department of Surgery, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
Sharp
J V
JV
Kimura
A K
AK
D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000235:genetics*; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree