Carcinoid syndrome and neuroendocrine tumours
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) arise from neuroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, bronchi or other rare primary sites and comprise a variety of different tumour types. NETs can be associated with a variety of clinical syndromes. For instance, classic symptoms of carcinoid syndrome, such as flushing and diarrhoea, occur because of the release of hormones, including serotonin, tachykinins and peptide hormones. However, most NETs are non-secretory in nature and are detected incidentally or through compression of surrounding structures.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Florian Wernig, Channa N. Jayasena, Waljit S. Dhillo Tags: Endocrine cancer Source Type: research
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