title: Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine/neuroectodermal tumors.
abstract: This article reviews the cause and clinical and pathologic features of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors and small cell carcinomas. Their pathogenesis and molecular features are reviewed. Tumor arrays within a given site, as in the stomach, are compared with one another to highlight their histologic features and differing biologies. General treatment guidelines are also provided.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267-0529, USA.
authors: C M
authors: CM
authors: Fenoglio-Preiser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017599:Neuroectodermal Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis