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Carcinoid syndrome refers to the array of symptoms that occur secondary to carcinoid tumors. The syndrome includes flushing and diarrhea and less frequently heart failure and bronchoconstriction. It is caused by endogenous secretion of mainly serotonin and kallikrein.

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