Small Bowel Carcinoid
Authors:
P. Hladík 1; M. Tomšová 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Chirurgická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. Z. Vobořil, DrSc.
1; Fingerlandův ústav patologie LF UK a FN Hradec Králové, přednosta prof. MUDr. I. Šteiner, CSc.
2
Published in:
Rozhl. Chir., 2005, roč. 84, č. 7, s. 366-368.
Category:
Monothematic special - Original
Overview
Tumors of the small intestine can be fatal from the oncologic point of view. Its quite sporadic incidence and absence of early clinical symptoms lead to its very difficult diagnosis. Carcinoid stays as the second most often tumor of the small intestine and it is qualified by some authors as semimalignant. The case report presented is aimed at that issue.
Key words:
small bowel carcinoid – carcinoid syndrome – small bowel tumors
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Perspectives in Surgery
2005 Issue 7
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