Midgut Carcinoid Tumours

Surgery for midgut carcinoid.

Many clinicians prefer to avoid surgery in patients with carcinoid neoplasia, because of its slow growth and relatively favourable prognosis. Nevertheless, the commonest cause of death in patients with carcinoid is advanced metastatic disease, and both clinical and epidemiological data indicate that the more effectively the disease is ablated, the more long-lasting the benefit. Multidisciplinar...

Bronchial carcinoid tumours.

Some features of 22 cases of carcinoid tumour are described. The histology of the tumour was the criterion for inclusion in the series. The histology was reviewed by an observer unfamiliar with the clinical features. Six patients, each with an entirely endobronchial tumour of typical histology treated satisfactorily by surgery, are excluded from further consideration; the remaining 16 are consi...

Periampullary Carcinoid Tumours

2 60 M Duodenum, Ist part 56 M Duodenum, Ist part 1 45 M Ampulla 1 41 F Duodenum, 2nd part 2 Unspecified 1 46 F Duodenum, 3rd part 3 64 F Unspecified 63 M Duodenum, 1st part 60 F Duodenum, Ist part 1 42 F Unspecified 1 36 F Unspecified 1 65 F Duodenum, Ist part 3 64 M Duodenum, Ist part 63 M Duodenum, Ist part 70 F Duodenum, 1st part 1 Unspecified 2 49 F Duodenum, 2nd part 70 F Duodenum, Ist pa...

Towards Immunotherapy of Midgut Carcinoid Tumors

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumours: A Review

Introduction: Carcinoid tumour represents the majority of the neuroendocrine malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. Diagnosis is difficult as it is often asymptomatic and non-specific, and the presence of symptoms generally implies advanced disease. Whilst surgical resection remains the treatment of choice for primary and respectable disease, there are still significant uncertainties for man...