title: [Multifocal carcinoid of the stomach].
abstract: Carcinoid tumors are among the most frequently reported neuroendocrine neoplasms of the gastroenteropancreatic system. They occur more commonly as benign diseases but malignant ones can also be found. Gastric carcinoid is an uncommon pathology which accusin 2% of the carcinoid tumors of various districts and 0.5% of the gastric carcinomas. The authors report a case of gastric malignant multifocal carcinoid, diagnosed in a 63 year-old female patient. Diagnosis was confirmed at histologic analysis of the operating piece. The aim of this paper has been to review the frequency, prognosis and treatment of this neoplasm in the literature.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guffanti Pesenti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giovanelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vescovi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghislandi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonzogni
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Il carcinoide multifocale dello stomaco.