2006
Gastrointestinal Carcinoids: The Evolution of Diagnostic Strategies
Modlin IM, Latich I, Zikusoka M, Kidd M, Eick G, Chan AK. Gastrointestinal Carcinoids: The Evolution of Diagnostic Strategies. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2006, 40: 572-582. PMID: 16917396, DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200608000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
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