Malignant carcinoid tumour of the oesophagus.
A patient with a carcinoid tumour of the oesophagus developed widespread metastases within three years of a successful local resection. Of the seven patients with oesophageal carcinoid tumours so far reported, four have died with widespread metastases.
Ready
A R
AR
Department of Thoracic Surgery, East Birmingham Hospital.
Soul
J O
JO
Newman
J
J
Matthews
H R
HR
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis