Clinical aspects of carcinoid tumours

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 7 SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Tomassetti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoid syndrome; Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1); Neuroendocrine tumours

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOID; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; METASTASIS;

CARCINOID TUMOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MALIGNANT CARCINOID SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032728787     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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