Childhood carcinoid tumors: description of a case series in a Brazilian cancer center

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Carcinoid tumors are very rare both in children and adults. About 85% of these tumors develop in the gastrointestinal tract. The objective of the present study was to describe our experience with children treated of carcinoid tumors, and investigate the frequency morphological...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Ribeiro Neves, Paulo Chapchap, Simone Treiger Sredni, Cristiano Ribeiro Viana, Wellington Luiz Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802006000100005&lng=en&tlng=en