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. 1989 Aug;65(766):597–599. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.766.597

Carcinoid syndrome without liver metastasis.

J Hossain 1, I al-Mofleh 1, R Tandon 1, N M Dhahada 1
PMCID: PMC2429485  PMID: 2602263

Abstract

The carcinoid syndrome generally occurs due to metastasis of a carcinoid tumour in the liver. A patient is presented who had carcinoid syndrome due to abdominal disease without hepatic metastasis.

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