The Arden NET CoE, Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK Georgios K. Dimitriadis Department of Pathophysiology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens,...
Release of these substances into the systemic circulation causes the 'carcinoid syndrome', with episodic flushing, wheezing, diarrhoea, and eventual development of valvular heart disease. Whilst carcinoid syndrome implies the presence of hepatic metastases, release of vasoactive amines from an orbital ...