Current Status of Gastrointestinal Carcinoids
Modlin IM, Kidd M, Latich I, Zikusoka MN, Shapiro MD. Current Status of Gastrointestinal Carcinoids. Gastroenterology 2005, 128: 1717-1751. PMID: 15887161, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.03.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal carcinoidsSomatostatin analoguesComputerized axial tomography scanEffective symptomatic therapyLocal endoscopic excisionType III/IVAxial tomography scanQuality of lifeCell of originColonic carcinoidsSynaptophysin immunohistochemistryPlasma chromograninPrimary therapyDisseminated diseaseEmergency surgeryHepatic transplantationSymptomatic therapyHepatic metastasesSurgical excisionRectal carcinoidsEndoscopic excisionHormone secretionIncidental detectionRadiofrequency ablationTomography scan