The eminent German pathologist Siegfried Oberndorfer (1876-1944) and his landmark work on carcinoid tumors.
Siegfried Oberndorfer has a distinct place in the Pantheon of pathology as a century ago he described a new neoplastic entity in small bowel and coined first the term "carcinoid". His research stands as a classical landmark in the understanding of carcinoid tumors.
History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
Gregory
G
Tsoucalas
History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
Marianna
M
Karamanou
History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
George
G
Androutsos
Siegfried Oberndorfer; carcinoid tumors; small intestine