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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]

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Carcinoid syndrome must be differentiated from systemic mastocytosis, medullary thyroid carcinoma, irritable bowel syndrome, malignant neoplasms of the small intestine, benign cutaneous flushing, and recurrent idiopathic anaphylaxis.

Differentiating Carcinoid Syndrome from other Diseases

Carcinoid syndrome must be differentiated from:

• Systemic mastocytosis
• Medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Malignant neoplasms of the small intestine
• Benign cutaneous flushing
• Recurrent idiopathic anaphylaxis

On the basis [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3], [disease name] must be differentiated from [disease 1], [disease 2], [disease 3], [disease 4], [disease 5], and [disease 6].

Diseases		Clinical manifestations												Para-clinical findings										Gold standard	Additional findings
		Symptoms						Physical examination
														Lab Findings			Imaging						Histopathology
		Abdominal pain	Diarrhea	Flushing	Dyspnea	Palpitations	Other symptoms	Wheezing	Telangiectasia	Hypotension	Tachycardia	Systolic murmur of tricuspid regurgitation	Other physical findings	Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)	Serum Chromogranin A (CgA)	Other markers	Abdominal computed tomography (CT)	MRI	Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy [SRS], or Octreoscan	Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy	Other diagnostic studies	Transthoracic echocardiography
Carcinoid Syndrome		+ Mild	+ Intermittent Secretory type	+	+	+	Pellagra Dermatitis Diarrhea Dementia	+	+	+	+			+	+	NT-proBNP Screening of carcinoid heart disease Blood Serotonin levels			+ Localization of carcinoid tumor		Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) using 18-fluoro-dihydroxyphenylalanine Ki-67 labeling index	Valve thickening with retraction and reduction in the mobility of the tricuspid valve		Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy [SRS], or Octreoscan	Mesenteric fibrosis Pathognomonic radiological sign of midgut NET.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome			Intermittent Chronic history											-	-
Systemic mastocytosis														-
Malignant neoplasms of small intestine
Benign cutaneous flushing
Recurrent idiopathic anaphylaxis
Crohn disease		Right lower quadrant pain	+/-	-	-	-							oral lesions Perianal lesions	-	-	CRP may be high					Endoscopy
Asthma exacerbation		-	-	-	+	+		+	-	-	+	-		-	-						Chest X ray
Acute Urticaria
Anaphylaxis
Angioedema
Drugs causing flushing																									Nicotinic acid Levodopa Bromocriptine Diltiazem
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma