Carcinoid syndrome epidemiology and demographics

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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]

Overview

The incidence of carcinoid syndrome is estimated to be 2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1] Carcinoid syndrome is a disease that tends to affect the elderly population. The median age at diagnosis is 60.9 years.[2] Females are more commonly affected with carcinoid syndrome than males. Carcinoid syndrome usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. African American, Latin American, and Asian individuals are less likely to develop carcinoid syndrome.[2]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of carcinoid syndrome is estimated to be 2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
  • Carcinoid tumors represent about 0.5% of all newly diagnosed malignancies.
  • Carcinoid tumors account for 75% of all gastrointestinal endocrine tumors.
  • Ovarian carcinoid tumors account for 0.3% of all ovarian tumors and 0.5% of carcinoid tumors.[3]

Age

  • Carcinoid syndrome is a disease that tends to affect the elderly population.[2]
  • Ovarian carcinoid tumors are commonly seen in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
  • The median age at diagnosis is 60.9 years.[2]

Gender

  • Females are more commonly affected with carcinoid syndrome than males.
  • Males are more commonly affected with thymic carcinoid tumor than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 1.[4]

Race

Carcinoid syndrome usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. African American, Latin American, and Asian individuals are less likely to develop carcinoid syndrome.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Epidemiology of carcinoid tumor. National cancer institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/gi-carcinoid-tumors/hp/gi-carcinoid-treatment-pdq
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Maggard MA, O'Connell JB, Ko CY (2004). "Updated population-based review of carcinoid tumors". Ann Surg. 240 (1): 117–22. PMC 1356383. PMID 15213627.
  3. Ovarian carcinoid tumors. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ovarian-carcinoid-tumours
  4. Thymic carcinoid tumour. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymic-carcinoid-tumour


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