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rdfs:label	Carcinoid syndrome
rdfs:comment	Carcinoid tumors can produce serotonin and kallikrein, which lead to the syndrome. Treatment usually focusses on the symptoms, using drugs that counteract the effect of the hormones involved. Carcinoid tumors are usually very hard to locate, often ruling out surgery. The side effects of the other available treatment, chemotherapy, is often worse than the syndrome's symptoms.
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dcterms:subject	Diseases Oncology
mortalityrate	10
symptom	Flushing, diarrhea
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Name	Carcinoid syndrome
Type	Paraneoplastic syndrome
treatment	Address symptoms, surgical removal of tumors
Cause	Carcinoid tumors
abstract	Carcinoid tumors can produce serotonin and kallikrein, which lead to the syndrome. Treatment usually focusses on the symptoms, using drugs that counteract the effect of the hormones involved. Carcinoid tumors are usually very hard to locate, often ruling out surgery. The side effects of the other available treatment, chemotherapy, is often worse than the syndrome's symptoms.