Management of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumours - 10 years experience at a district general hospital.
BACKGROUND
There is paucity of guidelines regarding management of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumours in district hospitals.


METHODS
This study was undertaken at a district hospital to analyse the management pathway of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumours.


RESULTS
Over a period of 10 years there were 35 patients, with an estimated annual incidence of 2.5 per 100,000 population. After a median follow up of 24 months, 22 (63%) patients were alive and disease free. Only 56% patients were referred to the regional neuro-endocrine multidisciplinary team.


CONCLUSIONS
Management of patients with carcinoid tumours in district hospitals needs streamling with increased utilisation of regional neuroendocrine multidisciplinary teams.
Department of General Surgery, South Tyneside District General Hospital, Harton Lane, South Shields, UK.
Shridhar S
SS
Dronamraju
Vickram B
VB
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