Carcinoid tumors of the duodenum and the ampulla of Vater: Current diagnostic and therapeutic approach in a series of 8 patients. Case series

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-253

  Nikou, George C ^a   Toubanakis, Christos ^a   Moulakakis, Konstantinos G ^a   Pavlatos, Spiridon ^a   Kosmidis, Christos ^a   Mallas, Elias ^b   Safioleas, Panayiotis ^a   Sakorafas, George H ^a   Safioleas, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ampullary; Carcinoid tumors; Duodenum; Endoscopy; Neoplasms; Neuroendocrine; Surgery; Tumors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMOGRANIN A; GASTRIN; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETREOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CARCINOID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DUODENUM TUMOR; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VATER PAPILLA TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; AMPULLA OF VATER; CARCINOID TUMOR; COMMON BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79953296716     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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