Carcinoid tumor of cecal appendix: one-year incidence at the Santa Marcelina Hospital
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.); 34 (4), 2014
Introduction: Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine malignancies that originate in the neuroectodermal cells of the Amine, Peptide Uptake and Decarboxylation system dispersed in the gastrointestinal mucosa and representing about 80-88% of tumors of cecal appendix. These are tumors usually diagnosed at appe...