Typical carcinoids and neuroendocrine carcinomas of the stomach: differing clinical courses and prognoses |
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Authors: | Beom Su Kim Sung Tae Oh Jeong Hwan Yook Kab Choong Kim Min Gyu Kim Jun Won Jeong Byung Sik Kim |
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Institution: | a Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea b Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap 2 dong, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea |
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Abstract: | BackgroundGastric endocrine tumors are usually classified as 3 types of well-differentiated endocrine tumors (typical carcinoids or carcinoids) and poorly differentiated carcinomas (neuroendocrine carcinomas NECs]).MethodsFrom 1993 to 2008, 97 patients (73 men and 24 women) were diagnosed with gastric neuroendocrine tumors at the Asan Medical Center.ResultsOf the 45 patients with typical carcinoids, 37 underwent surgery (eg, endoscopic resection). Of the 52 patients with NECs, 43 underwent surgery (eg, radical gastrectomy). One patient died of recurrence of the typical carcinoids, whereas 26 patients with NECs died of related diseases (P < .05). The rates of survival and recurrence did not significantly differ by type of typical carcinoid (P > .05).ConclusionsRegardless of the type, carcinoids that are not yet advanced can be effectively treated with minimal endoscopic or laparoscopic surgery. However, all NECs and advanced carcinoids should be treated with radical gastrectomy. |
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Keywords: | Gastric carcinoids Neuroendocrine carcinomas Typical carcinoids |
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