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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

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Common risk factors in the development of carcinoid syndrome include age (50 years or older), female gender, family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and neurofibromatosis type 1, atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.[1]

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of carcinoid syndrome include:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Health history can affect the risk of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/gi-carcinoid-tumors/patient/gi-carcinoid-treatment-pdq

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