The challenging differential diagnosis of recurrent flushing episodes: systemic mastocytosis mimicking carcinoid syndrome

Endokrynol Pol. 2024;75(4):452-453. doi: 10.5603/ep.99940.

Authors

Dorota Brodowska-Kania¹, Marek Saracyn², Adrianna Mróz², Natalia Osial², Beata Dmochowska², Wawrzyniec Żmudzki², Daniel Lisicki³, Grzegorz Kamiński²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Radioisotope Therapy, Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland. [email protected].
² Department of Endocrinology and Radioisotope Therapy, Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Department of Pathology, Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 39279316
DOI: 10.5603/ep.99940

Abstract

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Keywords: carcinoid syndrome; differential diagnosis; flushing; histamine; serotonin; systemic mastocytosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Flushing* / diagnosis
Flushing* / etiology
Humans
Male
Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / diagnosis
Mastocytosis, Systemic* / diagnosis
Middle Aged