Carcinoids of pancreas and digestion canal clinical signs, diagnostics and surgical treatment
Boĭko, N.I.; Kemin', R.V.; Pavlovs'kyĭ, M.P.
Klinichna Khirurhiia 7: 23-26
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2130 PMID: 23033773 Document Number: 659515
The review of the literature is presented and results of diagnostics and treatment of 28 patients with carcinoid tumours of the digestion canal of various localization are analysed. Carcinoids were both hormone-active, and hormone-inactive. Before the operation the diagnosis of carcinoid syndrome has been established only for two patients. Carcinoid tumours of a liver were in 4 patients, a gall bladder - in 1, a pancreas - in 5, a stomach - in 1, a duodenum - in 1. Results of methods of laboratory and instrumental examination are given and corresponding conclusions are made.