Metastatic risk of diminutive rectal carcinoid tumors: a need for surveillance rectal ultrasound?

Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Apr;75(4):913-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.11.032. Epub 2012 Jan 26.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoid Tumor / secondary*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
  • Endosonography*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ki-67 Antigen / metabolism
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitotic Index
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Ki-67 Antigen