Journal article
7201 Carcinoids: Increasing Incidence Overall and Disproportionate Mortality in the Elderly
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to determine outcomes for respiratory and gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors utilizing a large cancer registry.
METHODS: Cases of respiratory and gastrointestinal carcinoid from the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) from 1981 to 2001 were reviewed. Descriptive statistics, age-adjusted tumor incidence, and survival rates were determined.
Authors
Perez EA; Koniaris LG; Snell SE; Gutierrez JC; Sumner WE; Lee DJ; Hodgson NC; Livingstone AS; Franceschi D
Journal
World Journal of Surgery, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 1022–1030
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2007
DOI
10.1007/s00268-005-0774-6
ISSN
0364-2313