• Medicine
• Published in Acta oncologica 2003
• DOI:10.1080/02841860310010547

Carcinoid--a comprehensive review.

@article{Schnirer2003CarcinoidaCR,
  title={Carcinoid--a comprehensive review.},
  author={Isac I. Schnirer and James C. Yao and Jaffer A. Ajani},
  journal={Acta oncologica},
  year={2003},
  volume={42 7},
  pages={
          672-92
        }
}

• Isac I. Schnirer, James C. Yao, Jaffer A. Ajani

Carcinoid tumors originate from the neuroendocrine cells throughout the body and are capable of producing various peptides. Their clinical course is often indolent but can also be aggressive and resistant to therapy. We examined all aspects of carcinoid tumors including the molecular biology oncogenesis, role of angiogenesis, recent advances in imaging, and therapy. The Medline and Cancerlit databases were searched using carcinoid as the keyword. English language manuscripts were reviewed and… CONTINUE READING

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