Neuroendocrine Tumor Causing Carcinoid Syndrome in the Elderly

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) causing carcinoid syndrome are very rare. Patients can have very general symptoms and tumors can be missed especially in the elderly where many symptoms may be attributed to the aging process. It is of the utmost importance to do a full workup on elderly patients even if...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hosna, Asma U, Miller, Daniel, Stern, Roger, Shah, Deesha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9617465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36324346
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29736
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Sumario:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) causing carcinoid syndrome are very rare. Patients can have very general symptoms and tumors can be missed especially in the elderly where many symptoms may be attributed to the aging process. It is of the utmost importance to do a full workup on elderly patients even if the symptoms can be explained by aging alone.

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