Carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid crisis secondary to a metastatic carcinoid tumour of the lung: a therapeutic challenge.
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.
Papadogias
Dimitrios
D
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, IASO Hospital, Athens, Greece. papadogias@gmail.com
Makras
Polyzois
P
Kossivakis
Kostantinos
K
Kontogeorgos
George
G
Piaditis
George
G
Kaltsas
Gregory
G
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
D007205:Indium Radioisotopes