Carcinoid Syndrome
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Carcinoid Syndrome Complications
Complications of carcinoid syndrome include:
Low blood pressure
Fainting
Deep venous thrombosis
Stroke
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Heart failure
Bowel obstruction
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Carcinoid Syndrome Underlying Cause
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Colorectal cancer
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Abdominal pain
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Last Updated: Nov 20, 2007
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Carcinoid Syndrome References:
Ahlman H, Nilsson O, Olausson M. Interventional treatment of the carcinoid syndrome. Neuroendocrinology. 2004;80 Suppl 1:67-73.
Akerstrom G, Hellman P, Hessman O, Osmak L. Management of midgut carcinoids. J Surg Oncol. 2005 Mar 1;89(3):161-9.
Fox DJ, Khattar RS. Carcinoid heart disease: presentation, diagnosis, and management. Heart. 2004 Oct;90(10):1224-8.
Nikou GC, Lygidakis NJ, Toubanakis C, et al. Current diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal carcinoids in a series of 101 patients: the significance of serum chromogranin-A, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy and somatostatin analogues. Hepatogastroenterology. 2005 May-Jun;52(63):731-41.
