Endocrinology · Endocrinology / Neuroendocrine tumors
Carcinoid syndrome
also: Flushing and diarrhea syndrome
Flushing, diarrhea and wheeze from secreting neuroendocrine tumors.
- Specialty
- Endocrinology
- Subspecialty
- Endocrinology / Neuroendocrine tumors
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- MEN1
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Flushing and diarrhea syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Tumor release of serotonin and vasoactive amines.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (6)
In plain terms, someone with Carcinoid syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
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Overlapping symptoms
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Shares symptoms with
3 shared
Carcinoid heart disease
diarrhea, flushing, wheezing
2 shared
Blind loop syndrome
abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
Hyper-IgD syndrome
abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
Irritable bowel syndrome
abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
Juvenile polyposis syndrome
abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A
diarrhea, flushing
1 shared
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
diarrhea
1 shared
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy syndrome
abdominal pain
1 shared
Alpha-gal syndrome
abdominal pain
1 shared
Budd–Chiari syndrome
abdominal pain
Shares genes with
1 shared
Carcinoid heart disease
MEN1
1 shared
Cushing syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Glucagonoma syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Hyperprolactinemia–galactorrhea syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Insulinoma-associated neurological syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
MEN1
1 shared
Verner–Morrison syndrome
MEN1
1 shared
Zollinger–Ellison syndrome
MEN1
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