Gender-related differences in patients with carcinoid syndrome: new insights from an Italian multicenter cohort study.
R M RuggeriB AltieriP RazzoreF RettaE SpertiG ScottoM P BrizziL ZumsteinA PiaA LaniaE LavezziG NappoA LaffiM AlbertelliM BoschettiI HasballaA VeresaniN PrinziS PuscedduS OldaniF NichettiR ModicaR MinottaA LiccardiG CannavaleE M GrossrubatscherM G TarsitanoVirginia ZamponiM C ZatelliI ZanataR MazzilliM AppetecchiaM V DavìV GuarnottaE GiannettaA La SalviaG FanciulliP MalandrinoA M IsidoriA ColaoA Faggianonull nullPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2023)
In this Italian cohort, CaS was slightly more frequent in males than females. Gender-related differences emerged in the clinical presentation of CaS, as well as gender-specific risk factors for CaS development. A gender-driven clinical management of these patients should be advisable.