Gastric carcinoid tumors: an analysis of 24 cases.

The incidence of carcinoid tumors (CTs) has increased over time (1). Gender distribution is highly balanced –slightly higher in women for malignant carcinoids– and people of all ages are affected even if these tumors predominate during the sixth decade of life. Gastric carcinoids represent 3 per thousand of all gastric neoplasms. Reviews and series have been reported regarding gastric carcinoid tumors (GCT), as well as carcinoids arising in the duodenum, intestine, appendix, rectum, etc. The goal of this retrospective study was to review a personal series of GCTs obtained after searching endoscopy and echoendoscopy (EUS) archives. All demographic parameters (race, age, gender, etc.) were collected, as well as all variables associated with tumor endoscopic and echoendoscopic characteristics (size, morphology, echogenicity, etc.), lesion site, clinical manifestations, management, treatment-related efficacy and complications, and survival at the time of review. The statistical analysis was carried out with the software package SPSS 11.5 for Windows.