Síndrome carcinóide – caso clínico

Os tumores carcinóides são neoplasias raras, mais frequentemente encontradas no trato gastrointestinal, responsáveis pela produção de mediadores neuroendócrinos. A síndrome carcinoide é ainda mais rara e consiste num conjunto de sintomas característicos da libertação desses mediadores na circulação sistémica. Descrevemos um caso de um doente com síndrome carcinóide como manifestação tardia de um tumor do intestino delgado com metastização hepática, alertando para a importância de incluir esta síndrome no diagnóstico diferencial com inúmeras outras patologias benignas com sintomas semelhantes. Carcinoid tumors are rare neoplasms, most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract and responsible for the production of neuroendocrine mediators. The carcinoid syndrome is even more rare and consists of a set of symptoms typical of the release of these mediators in bloodstream. Related a report case of the carcinoid syndrome as late manifestation of the tumors of the small intestine with hepatic metastases, to draw attention to inclusion of this syndrome in the differential diagnosis with numerous benign conditions with the same symptoms.

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