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	Carcinoid;
	Picture of a carcinoid tumour that encroaches into lumen of the small bowel (centre of image). Pathology specimen. The prominent folds are plicae circulares, a characteristic of small bowel.
ICD-10	E34.0
ICD-9	259.2
ICD-O:	M8240/3
OMIM	114900
DiseasesDB	2040
MedlinePlus	000347
MeSH	D002276

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Thorson-Bioerck syndrome, argentaffinoma syndrome, Cassidy-Scholte syndrome, flush syndrome

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Carcinoid
Picture of a carcinoid tumour that encroaches into lumen of the small bowel (centre of image). Pathology specimen. The prominent folds are plicae circulares, a characteristic of small bowel.
ICD-10	E 34.0
ICD-9	259.2
ICD-O:	M 8240/3
OMIM	114900
DiseasesDB	2040
MedlinePlus	000347
MeSH	D002276