Abstract
A secondary malignancy is a common finding in carcinoid tumor patients. Several authors saw 7 to 36% of their carcinoid tumor patients developing an other malignancy. From 1965 to 1990 we treated 144 patients with a carcinoid tumor. During the follow-up time 24 (17%) developed a secondary tumor commonly sited in the gastrointestinal tract (8 colon carcinomas, 3 rectal carcinomas, 2 gastric carcinomas, 1 small bowel carcinoma, 1 esophageal cancer). The incidence is elevated 8 times in comparison to the normal population. One may speculate that a carcinoid patient possesses an increased susceptibility to all forms of malignancy. As a consequence all the carcinoid tumor patients should be thoroughly investigated and should be followed up in short terms. Central point of interest should be the gastrointestinal tract.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery
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Carcinoid Tumor / diagnosis*
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Carcinoid Tumor / pathology
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Carcinoid Tumor / surgery
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Cause of Death
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Digestive System / pathology
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Digestive System Surgical Procedures
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / pathology
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / surgery
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Humans
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Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Liver Neoplasms / pathology
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Liver Neoplasms / secondary
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Liver Neoplasms / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Staging
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
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Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis*
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology
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Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
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Postoperative Complications / pathology
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Postoperative Complications / surgery
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Reoperation
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Survival Rate