Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 5
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Gastric neuroendocrine tumor presenting with carcinoid syndrome

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10364/2024

Luís Miguel Relvas, Tânia Gago, Francisco Velasco, Sónia Barros, Isabel Carvalho, Bruno Peixe,

Abstract
Carcinoid tumors are rare neoplasms, most frequently found in the gastrointestinal tract, responsible for the production of neuroendocrine mediators. Carcinoid syndrome is even rarer and consists of a set of symptoms characteristic of the release of these mediators into the systemic circulation. We present an interesting case of a patient with carcinoid syndrome as a late manifestation of a gastric neuroendocrine tumor with, highlighting the importance of knowing how to identify the carcinoid syndrome.
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Received: 25/02/2024

Accepted: 28/03/2024

Online First: 18/04/2024

Published: 08/05/2025

Article Online First time: 53 days

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