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Other symptoms, such as abdominal pain, wheezing in the lungs and swelling of the extremities or fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity (which occurs with heart pathologies) are not characteristic - they can occur with any disease, so they are of no diagnostic value. But hot flashes, similar to those that women experience during menopause, can characterize carcinoid syndrome, since they do not occur with other diseases. Unlike menopausal hot flashes, they come in four types.

Diagnosis of a condition such as carcinoid syndrome is difficult, since all the symptoms of the pathology are common, and if there is no characteristic facial hyperemia or hot flashes, it is difficult to determine the disorder that caused these symptoms, so patients are prescribed a comprehensive examination, which includes.

The most informative instrumental methods are CT and magnetic resonance imaging, which make it possible to detect tumors in organs even at an early stage of development, which increases the patient�s chances of recovery. But other instrumental methods that diagnostics has at its disposal are also prescribed. radiography, scintigraphy, endoscopy, phlebo- and arteriography.

Treatment of a pathological condition such as carcinoid syndrome includes treatment of the underlying cause, that is, the tumor. The treatment method can be determined by diagnosis, since it shows the location of the tumor, its stage of development and other criteria important for developing a treatment plan.