How rare is carcinoid syndrome?!


Question: How rare is carcinoid syndrome.?
Any statistics on how many people it affects i.e. 1 out of 100 000.? or any stats like that.?Health Question & Answer


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The incidence of carcinoids is probably 7-8 cases per year, but this approximation is underestimated because many patients never develop the related syndrome. Some researchers estimated real incidence may be 1-2 cases per 100,000 individuals.

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