{"id":21317,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/karsinoid-sendrom\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","slug":"karsinoid-sendrom","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/karsinoid-sendrom\/","title":{"rendered":"Carcinoid Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Carcinoid syndrome is a set of symptoms caused by vasoactive substances (serotonin, etc.) released from neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoid tumors) that have usually metastasized to the liver.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Flushing (redness) on the face and neck<\/li>\n<li>Diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>Wheezing<\/li>\n<li>Right heart failure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Neuroendocrine tumors with liver metastases.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>5-HIAA, chromogranin A, imaging in 24-hour urine.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Somatostatin analogues (ocreotide, lanreotide), surgery, chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Oncology Polyclinic<\/strong> or <strong>Endocrinology Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of carcinoid crisis (severe flushing, hypotension, tachycardia), emergency services should be consulted immediately.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition Carcinoid syndrome is a set of symptoms caused by vasoactive substances (serotonin, etc.) released from neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoid tumors) that have metastasized to the liver. Symptoms Flushing in the face and neck Diarrhea Wheezing Right heart failure Causes Neuroendocrine tumors with liver metastasis. Diagnosis 24-hour urine 5-HIAA, chromogranin A, imaging. Treatment Somatostatin analogs (ocreotide, lanreotide), surgery, chemotherapy. [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Carcinoid Syndrome - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Carcinoid syndrome is caused by vasoactive substances (serotonin, etc.) released from neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoid tumors) that have metastasized to the liver."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21317","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}