title: Carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid crisis secondary to a metastatic carcinoid tumour of the lung: a therapeutic challenge.
abstract: We describe a 53-year-old male patient, with a known history of metastatic carcinoid tumour of the lung, who developed a variety of symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome and subsequently a carcinoid crisis. Although bronchial carcinoid tumours are very rarely associated with symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome, a subset may develop a severe hypersecretory syndrome and exhibit an aggressive behaviour. In cases with excessive tumour load and difficult-to-control hypersecretory syndrome, management by a specialized multidisciplinary team using evidence-based regimens is mandatory to deal with the life-threatening carcinoid crisis, to improve patients' outcome and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, IASO Hospital, Athens, Greece. papadogias@gmail.com
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papadogias
authors.forename: Polyzois
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Makras
authors.forename: Kostantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kossivakis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kontogeorgos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piaditis
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaltsas
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007205:Indium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007205:Indium Radioisotopes