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FAMILIAL OCCURRENCE IN CARCINOID TUMOURS
Author(s) -
Wale R.J.,
Williams J. A.,
Beeley A. H.,
Hughes E. S. R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02456.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoid syndrome , multiple endocrine neoplasia , carcinoid tumour , abdominal pain , carcinoid tumors , endocrine system , general surgery , oncology , hormone , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Two family groups with familial carcinoid tumours with metastases are presented. These are the fourth and fifth family groups to be reported which do not occur within the setting of the multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome. Relatives of patients with carcinoid tumours having persistent vague abdominal pain or gastrointestinal symptoms should be investigated.