What are the main features of carcinoid syndrome?
Submitted by carcinoid@opton... on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 3:50am
Flushing and diarrhea. A carcinoid tumor somewhere in the body, which has spread to the liver, produces serotonin, chromogranin A and other substances and usually results in excretion in the urine of increased amounts of 5-HIAA, the breakdown product of serotonin.
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