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. 1998 Oct;54(4):340-342.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30601-9. Epub 2017 Jun 26.

CARCINOID SYNDROME

S Shankar  1 , Rajat Kumar  2 , S P Kalra  3 , P S Reddy  4 , S K Sharma  2 , K S Rao  5 , A Menon  6
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CARCINOID SYNDROME

S Shankar et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 1998 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Carcinoid crisis; Carcinoid syndrome.

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Fig. 1
Apical four chamber view in systole shows closed mitral valve with a thickened and opened tricuspid valve, consistent with tricuspid regurgitation.
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Fig. 2
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) liver showing uniform population of small tumour cells. Cytoplasm is scanty and nuclear chromatin shows ‘salt and pepper’ stippled appearance typical of neuroendocrine tumours
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