title: Carcinoid syndrome. Medical management.
abstract: Carcinoids are solid tumours arising from enterochromaffin cells, usually of the gastrointestinal or respiratory tract. They are fairly common, and in autopsy series have been present in up to 1% of cases. In contrast the carcinoid syndrome--the combination of flushing, diarrhoea, wheezing and heart disease due to release of vasoactive substances from these tumours--is rare. One estimate is that in a population of 250 000 over 10 years only two new cases would arise (Linell and Mansson, 1966).
mesh_terms: D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005483:Flushing / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism