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The syndrome of gastric carcinoid and hyperparathyroidism: a family study and literature review.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Apr 2009
Christopoulos C, Balatsos V, Rotas E, Karoumpalis I, Papavasileiou D, Kontogeorgos G, Dupasquier S, Calender A, Skandalis N, Economopoulos P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To present evidence supporting the hypothesis that the coexistence of gastric carcinoids (GCs) and hyperparathyroidism may represent a distinct clinical entity, not related to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). METHODS: We studied a cohort of five young siblings (age range 26-42 years), one of whom had been found to have GC and hyperparathyroidism. All siblings underwent serial gastroscopies...
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