Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) for selecting carcinoid tumors as candidates to endoscopic resection Utilidad de la ultrasonografía endoscópica (USE) para seleccionar tumores carcinoides como candidatos a una resección endoscópica

Introduction: carcinoid tumors (CTs) represent the most common type of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Digestive CTs in the gastroduodenal and colorectal tracts may be assessed using endoscopy and echoendoscopy or endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with the goal of attempting local resection with curati...

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Main Authors: M. J. Varas, J. B. Gornals, C. Pons, C. Espinós, R. Abad, F. J. Lorente, D. Bargalló
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2010-10-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082010001000002

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