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Case Reports
. 2022 Sep 29;14(9):e29736.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29736. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Neuroendocrine Tumor Causing Carcinoid Syndrome in the Elderly

Asma U Hosna  1 , Daniel Miller  1 , Roger Stern  1 , Deesha Shah  1
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Neuroendocrine Tumor Causing Carcinoid Syndrome in the Elderly

Asma U Hosna et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: carcinoid syndrome; gastroenterology; gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor; geriatrics and internal medicine; neuroendocrine.

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Figure 1. CT Abdomen Showing Multiple Lesions in the Right and Left Hepatic Lobes
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Figure 2. CT Abdomen Revealing a Mesenteric Calcified Mass
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