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1. Primary insular carcinoid of the ovary.

Author: Diaz-Montes TP; Rosenthal LE; Bristow RE; Grumbine FC;
Institution: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Phipps #281, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. tdiazmo1@jhmi.edu
Journal: Gynecol Oncol. 2006 Apr;101(1):175-8. Epub 2005 Nov 18.
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2. Carcinoids of the pancreas: an analysis of 156 cases.

Author: Soga J;
Institution: Professor Emeritus, Niigata University, Japan. soga-j@ginzado.ne.jp
Journal: Cancer. 2005 Sep 15;104(6):1180-7.
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3. Biochemical assessment of niacin deficiency among carcinoid cancer patients.

Author: Shah GM; Shah RG; Veillette H; Kirkland JB; Pasieka JL; Warner RR;
Institution: Laboratory for Skin Cancer Research, CHUL Research Center (CHUQ), Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Journal: Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Oct;100(10):2307-14.
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4. Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor with carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease: a case report of a patient on long-term follow-up.

Author: Tohyama T; Matsui K; Kitagawa K;
Institution: Department of Internal Medicine, Kohryo Clinic, Takaoka, Japan.
Journal: Intern Med. 2005 Sep;44(9):958-62.
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5. Experience with somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in the management of pulmonary carcinoid tumors.

Author: Yellin A; Zwas ST; Rozenman J; Simansky DA; Goshen E;
Institution: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. ayellin@sheba.health.gov.il
Journal: Isr Med Assoc J. 2005 Nov;7(11):712-6.
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6. Circulating markers of prognosis and response to treatment in patients with midgut carcinoid tumours.

Author: Turner GB; Johnston BT; McCance DR; McGinty A; Watson RG; Patterson CC; Ardill JE;
Institution: Regional Peptide Laboratory, Kelvin Building, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Rd, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
Journal: Gut. 2006 Nov;55(11):1586-91. Epub 2006 Mar 23.
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7. Pregnancy after tumor debulking and intraperitoneal cisplatin for appendiceal carcinoid tumor.

Author: Smaldone GM; Richard SD; Krivak TC; Kelley JL 3rd; Edwards RP;
Institution: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. mantiagm@upmc.edu
Journal: Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Aug;110(2 Pt 2):477-9.
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8. Description of patients with midgut carcinoid tumours: clinical database from a Danish centre.

Author: Nykjaer KM; Gronbaek H; Nielsen DT; Christiansen P; Astrup LB;
Institution: Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Journal: In Vivo. 2007 Jul-Aug;21(4):679-84.
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9. Alkaline phosphatase predicts survival in patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors.

Author: Clancy TE; Sengupta TP; Paulus J; Ahmed F; Duh MS; Kulke MH;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. tclancy@partners.org
Journal: Dig Dis Sci. 2006 May;51(5):877-84. Epub 2006 Jun 7.
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10. Carcinoid crisis induced by receptor radionuclide therapy with 90Y-DOTATOC in a case of liver metastases from bronchial neuroendocrine tumor (atypical carcinoid).

Author: Davi MV; Bodei L; Francia G; Bartolomei M; Oliani C; Scilanga L; Reghellin D; Falconi M; Paganelli G; Lo Cascio V; Ferdeghini M;
Institution: Biomedical and Surgery Science Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. mariavittoria.davi@azosp.ur.it
Journal: J Endocrinol Invest. 2006 Jun;29(6):563-7.
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11. Proposed staging system for gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors.

Author: Landry CS; McMasters KM; Scoggins CR; Martin RC 2nd;
Institution: Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
Journal: Am Surg. 2008 May;74(5):418-22.
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12. Typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoids: our institutional experience.

Author: Bini A; Brandolini J; Cassanelli N; Davoli F; Dolci G; Sellitri F; Stella F;
Institution: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138 Bologna (BO), Italy.
Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 May;7(3):415-8. Epub 2008 Mar 18.
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13. Renal carcinoid tumor: a clinicopathologic study of 21 cases.

Author: Hansel DE; Epstein JI; Berbescu E; Fine SW; Young RH; Cheville JC;
Institution: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. hanseld@ccf.org
Journal: Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Oct;31(10):1539-44.
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14. Ovarian metastases of appendiceal tumors with goblet cell carcinoidlike and signet ring cell patterns: a report of 30 cases.

Author: Hristov AC; Young RH; Vang R; Yemelyanova AV; Seidman JD; Ronnett BM;
Institution: Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospital, 401 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
Journal: Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Oct;31(10):1502-11.
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15. Carcinoid crisis and reversible right ventricular dysfunction after embolization in untreated carcinoid syndrome.

Author: Majeed F; Porter TR; Tarantolo S; Duhachek-Stapelman A; Xie F; Elhendy A;
Institution: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, 982055 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2055, USA. farhanmajeed1@yahoo.com
Journal: Eur J Echocardiogr. 2007 Oct;8(5):386-9. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
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16. Pitfalls in diagnosing small bowel carcinoid tumors.

Author: Mrevlje Z; Stabuc B;
Institution: Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ziva@mrevlje.org
Journal: J BUON. 2006 Jan-Mar;11(1):83-6.
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17. Hepatic artery chemoembolization in 122 patients with metastatic carcinoid tumor: lessons learned.

Author: Bloomston M; Al-Saif O; Klemanski D; Pinzone JJ; Martin EW; Palmer B; Guy G; Khabiri H; Ellison EC; Shah MH;
Institution: Department of Surgery, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
Journal: J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Mar;11(3):264-71.
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18. Growing teratoma syndrome of the ovary: review of literature and first report of a carcinoid tumor arising in a growing teratoma of the ovary.

Author: Djordjevic B; Euscher ED; Malpica A;
Institution: Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Journal: Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Dec;31(12):1913-8.
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19. Malignant pancreatic carcinoid tumour.

Author: Zarina AL; Hamidah A; Zulkifli SZ; Zulfiqar MA; Jamal R;
Institution: Paediatric Haematology & Oncology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. zarinaal@mail.hukm.ukm.my
Journal: Singapore Med J. 2007 Dec;48(12):e320-2.
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20. Pulmonary carcinoid tumours: indolent but not benign.

Author: De Dosso S; Bajetta E; Procopio G; Cortinovis D; Buzzoni R; Catena L; Platania M; Verzoni E;
Institution: Medical Oncology Unit 2, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
Journal: Oncology. 2007;73(3-4):162-8. Epub 2008 Apr 16.
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21. Management of hepatic metastasis of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors.

Author: Landry CS; Scoggins CR; McMasters KM; Martin RC 2nd;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
Journal: J Surg Oncol. 2008 Mar 1;97(3):253-8.
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22. Acromegaly caused by ectopic growth hormone: a rare manifestation of a bronchial carcinoid.

Author: Biswal S; Srinivasan B; Dutta P; Ranjan P; Vaiphei K; Singh RS; Thingnam SS;
Institution: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Journal: Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jan;85(1):330-2.
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23. Initial bronchoscopic treatment for patients with intraluminal bronchial carcinoids.

Author: Brokx HA; Risse EK; Paul MA; Grunberg K; Golding RP; Kunst PW; Eerenberg JP; van Mourik JC; Postmus PE; Mooi WJ; Sutedja TG;
Institution: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;133(4):973-8.
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24. Molecular targeted therapy for carcinoid and islet-cell carcinoma.

Author: Yao JC;
Institution: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Unit 426, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Journal: Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Mar;21(1):163-72.
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25. Carcinoid tumours in the gastrointestinal tract--a population-based study from Western Norway.

Author: Helland SK; Prosch AM; Viste A;
Institution: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen.
Journal: Scand J Surg. 2006;95(3):158-61.
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26. Decreased immunoreactivity of CD99 is an independent predictor of regional lymph node metastases in pulmonary carcinoid tumors.

Author: Pelosi G; Leon ME; Veronesi G; Spaggiari L; Pasini F; Viale G;
Institution: Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.pelosi@ieo.it
Journal: J Thorac Oncol. 2006 Jun;1(5):468-77.
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27. Carcinoid heart disease in patients without hepatic metastases.

Author: Bernheim AM; Connolly HM; Pellikka PA;
Institution: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Journal: Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 15;99(2):292-4. Epub 2006 Nov 27.
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28. Prognosis in lung carcinoid tumours. Is there a difference between atypical and typical carcinoids with and without metastasis?

Author: Sands TJ; Soomro IN; Chaudry ZR; Ronan J;
Institution
Journal: Histopathology. 2006 Dec;49(6):653-4.

29. Carcinoid of the rectum risk stratification (CaRRS): a strategy for preoperative outcome assessment.

Author: Fahy BN; Tang LH; Klimstra D; Wong WD; Guillem JG; Paty PB; Temple LK; Shia J; Weiser MR;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Journal: Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Feb;14(2):396-404. Epub 2006 Nov 9.
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30. Gastric carcinoids: biologic behavior and prognosis after differentiated treatment in relation to type.

Author: Borch, Kurt; Ahren, Bo; Ahlman, Hakan; Falkmer, Sture; Granerus, Goran; Grimelius, Lars;
Institution: Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Linkoping, Linkoping, Sweden. Kurk.Borch@ibk.liu.se
Journal: Ann Surg 2005 Jul;242(1):64-73.
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31. Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours.

Author: Ramage, J K; Davies, A H G; Ardill, J; Bax, N; Caplin, M; Grossman, A; Hawkins, R; McNicol, A M; Reed, N; Sutton, R; Thakker, R; Aylwin, S; Breen, D; Britton, K; Buchanan, K; Corrie, P; Gillams, A; Lewington, V; McCance, D; Meeran, K;
Institution: North Hampshire Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, Hants, UK. johnramage1@compuserve.com
Journal: Gut 2005 Jun;54 Suppl 4:iv1-16.

32. Neuroendocrine hepatic metastases: does aggressive management improve survival?

Author: Touzios, John G; Kiely, James M; Pitt, Susan C; Rilling, William S; Quebbeman, Edward J; Wilson, Stuart D; Pitt, Henry A;
Institution: Departments of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Journal: Ann Surg 2005 May;241(5):776-83; discussion 783-5.
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33. Unusual thoracic problems in patients with malignancies: case 3. Carcinoid tumor of the thymus.

Author: Hansen, Eric K; Krieg, Richard M; Azar, Robert J; Jablons, David M; Jahan, Thierry M; Zaloudek, Charles J;
Institution: Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Journal: J Clin Oncol 2005 Apr 20;23(12):2859-61.

34. Indium-111 pentetreotide imaging of carcinoid tumor of the thymus.

Author: Borrero, Camilo G; McCook, Barry; Mountz, James M;
Institution: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Journal: Clin Nucl Med 2005 Apr;30(4):218-21.
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35. Thymic neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid) in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome: the Italian series.

Author: Ferolla, P; Falchetti, A; Filosso, P; Tomassetti, P; Tamburrano, G; Avenia, N; Daddi, G; Puma, F; Ribacchi, R; Santeusanio, F; Angeletti, G; Brandi, M L;
Institution: Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrine Sciences, Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Pathology, University of Perugia, Via E. Dal Pozzo, 06100 Perugia, Italy. pferolla@tin.it
Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 May;90(5):2603-9. Epub 2005 Feb 15.
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36. Typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoid tumor overdiagnosed as small-cell carcinoma on biopsy specimens: a major pitfall in the management of lung cancer patients.

Author: Pelosi, Giuseppe; Rodriguez, Jaime; Viale, Giuseppe; Rosai, Juan;
Institution: Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.pelosi@ieo.it
Journal: Am J Surg Pathol 2005 Feb;29(2):179-87.
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37. Bronchopulmonary carcinoid in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.

Author: Sachithanandan, Nirupa; Harle, Robin A; Burgess, John R;
Institution: Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Journal: Cancer 2005 Feb 1;103(3):509-15.
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38. Bronchoscopic treatment with argon plasma coagulation for recurrent typical carcinoids: report of a case.

Author: Orino, Kimito; Kawai, Hideki; Ogawa, Junichi;
Institution: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nakadori General Hospital, 3-15 Minamidori Misonocho, Akita 010-8577, Japan.
Journal: Anticancer Res 2004 Nov-Dec;24(6):4073-7.
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39. Gastric carcinoid tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia-1 patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome can be symptomatic, demonstrate aggressive growth, and require surgical treatment.

Author: Norton, Jeffrey A; Melcher, Marc L; Gibril, Fathia; Jensen, Robert T;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5651, USA.
Journal: Surgery 2004 Dec;136(6):1267-74.
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40. Carcinoid metastasis to the brain.

Author: Hlatky, Roman; Suki, Dima; Sawaya, Raymond;
Institution: Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Journal: Cancer 2004 Dec 1;101(11):2605-13.
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41. 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine in the management of metastatic midgut carcinoid tumors.

Author: Sywak, Mark S; Pasieka, Janice L; McEwan, Alexander; Kline, Greg; Rorstad, Otto;
Institution: Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Journal: World J Surg 2004 Nov;28(11):1157-62.
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42. Long-term survival of patients with small intestinal carcinoid tumors.

Author: Zar, Niklas; Garmo, Hans; Holmberg, Lars; Rastad, Jonas; Hellman, Per;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Ryhov County Hospital, SE-551 85 Jonkoping, Sweden.
Journal: World J Surg 2004 Nov;28(11):1163-8.
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43. Iodine-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine treatment for metastatic carcinoid. Results in 98 patients.

Author: Safford, Shawn D; Coleman, R Edward; Gockerman, Jon P; Moore, Joseph; Feldman, Jerome; Onaitis, Mark W; Tyler, Douglas S; Olson, John A Jr;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Journal: Cancer 2004 Nov 1;101(9):1987-93.
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44. Gastric carcinoids in patients with hypergastrinemia.

Author: Jordan, Paul H Jr; Barroso, Alberto; Sweeney, John;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Journal: J Am Coll Surg 2004 Oct;199(4):552-5.
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45. Malignant gastric carcinoids with liver metastasis.

Author: Wu, Fu-Sheng; Yu, Xiong-Fei; Teng, Li-Song; Ma, Zhi-Min;
Institution: Department of Surgical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. qiouhang@mail.hz.zj.cn
Journal: Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2004 Aug;3(3):406-10.
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46. Updated population-based review of carcinoid tumors.

Author: Maggard, Melinda A; O'Connell, Jessica B; Ko, Clifford Y;
Institution: Robert Wood Johnson VA Clinical Scholars Program, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. mmaggard@mednet.ucla.edu
Journal: Ann Surg 2004 Jul;240(1):117-22.
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47. Testicular metastasis of primary cecal carcinoid tumor.

Author: Xiao, Guang Qian; Birns, Douglas R; Warner, Richard R P; Selleck, William; Unger, Pamela D;
Institution: Departments of Pathology, Urology, and Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Journal: Ann Diagn Pathol 2004 Apr;8(2):102-7.
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48. Gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors: factors that predict outcome.

Author: Van Gompel, Jamie J; Sippel, Rebecca S; Warner, Tom F; Chen, Herbert;
Institution: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, H4/7 CSC, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
Journal: World J Surg 2004 Apr;28(4):387-92. Epub 2004 Mar 4.
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49. A 50-year analysis of 562 gastric carcinoids: small tumor or larger problem?

Author: Modlin, Irvin M; Lye, Kevin D; Kidd, Mark;
Institution: Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathobiology Research Group, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8062, USA.
Journal: Am J Gastroenterol 2004 Jan;99(1):23-32.
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