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Malignant carcinoid tumors in children
Journal article

Malignant carcinoid tumors in children

Abstract

The clinical, light microscopic, and ultrastructural features of four malignant carcinoid tumors in children, three boys and one girl ages 8--14 years, are described. Extensive metastases to multiple organs were present in three, and in the fourth child there was diffuse local infiltration of the bowel wall, which resembled a lymphoma. The primary tumor arose in the ileum in one child and in the transverse colon in another. In two children, the …

Authors

Chow CW; Sane S; Campbell PE; Carter RF

Journal

Cancer, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 802–811

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

February 15, 1982

DOI

10.1002/1097-0142(19820215)49:4<802::aid-cncr2820490433>3.0.co;2-4

ISSN

1097-0142