title: [Intestinal carcinoid tumours: personal experience and a review of the literature].
abstract: The observation of a number of cases of intestinal carcinoid tumours prompted the authors to review the literature in order to define the principal biological and anatomopathological aspects and the current therapeutic choices. The diagnosis is often obtained on the basis of anatomopathological examination. The kind of surgical treatment is still a matter of controversy: minimal or extended resection? A number of criteria may orient the surgeon towards major surgery, such as tumour size, node involvement, infiltration of the serous membrane, and liver metastases.
authors.affiliation: U O di Chirurgia Generale III, Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Policlinico Universitario, Università degli Studi di Siema.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Testi
authors.forename: Gatto Marianna
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malatesti
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Staffieri
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Macchitella
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genovese
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baldoni
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flauti
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coratti
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Borgogni
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult