Carcinoid syndrome risk factors

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.

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

• Age (50 years or older)
• Gender: female
• Race:African Americans
• Family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
• Family history of neurofibromatosis type 1
• Genetic syndromes such as

1. Tuberous sclerosis complex
2. Von Hippel Lindau disease
3. Familial small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor^[2]

• Risk factors for carcinoid tumours of stomach

1. Atrophic gastritis
2. Pernicious anemia
3. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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