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*The incidence of carcinoid syndrome is estimated to be 2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name=incidence>Epidemiology of carcinoid tumor. National cancer institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/gi-carcinoid-tumors/hp/gi-carcinoid-treatment-pdq</ref> | *The incidence of carcinoid syndrome is estimated to be 2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.<ref name=incidence>Epidemiology of carcinoid tumor. National cancer institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/gi-carcinoid-tumors/hp/gi-carcinoid-treatment-pdq</ref> | ||
*Carcinoid tumors represent about 0.5% of all newly diagnosed malignancies. | *Carcinoid tumors represent about 0.5% of all newly diagnosed malignancies. | ||
*Carcinoid tumors account for 75% of all gastrointestinal [[endocrine tumors]]. | *Carcinoid tumors account for 75% of all gastrointestinal [[endocrine tumors]]. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
The prevalence of carcinoid syndrome is approximately 1.5 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The incidence of carcinoid syndrome is approximately 2 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The median age at diagnosis is 60.9 years.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of carcinoid syndrome is estimated to be 2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
- Carcinoid tumors represent about 0.5% of all newly diagnosed malignancies.
- Carcinoid tumors account for 75% of all gastrointestinal endocrine tumors.
- Ovarian carcinoid tumors account for 0.3% of all ovarian tumors and 0.5% of carcinoid tumors.[2]
Age
- Ovarian carcinoid tumors are commonly seen in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Gender
- Females are more commonly affected with carcinoid syndrome than males.
- Males are more commonly affected with thymic carcinoid tumor than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 3 to 1.[3]
References
- ↑ Epidemiology of carcinoid tumor. National cancer institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/gi-carcinoid-tumors/hp/gi-carcinoid-treatment-pdq
- ↑ Ovarian carcinoid tumors. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ovarian-carcinoid-tumours
- ↑ Thymic carcinoid tumour. Dr Aditya Shetty and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymic-carcinoid-tumour