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Endoscopy 1986; 18(3): 101-104
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018342
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Gastric Carcinoid: A Clinical and Endoscopic Assessment of Four Cases

G.C. Caletti, G. Guizzardi, E. Brocchi, W.F. Grigioni1 , A. D'Errico1 , G. Labo
  • Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna
  • 1Department of Histopathology, University of Bologna, Italy
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

We have established a pre-operative diagnosis in four cases of non-secretory gastric carcinoid of the body and fundus presenting as multiple polyps in three patients, and a single polyp mass in the fourth patient. Clinical and endoscopic findings are not specific, and the pre-operative diagnosis was established by means of biopsy or polypectomy. We observed biochemical and histological differences between multiple and single carcinoids, which might indicate different mechanisms of carcinoid pathogenesis.

Key words:

Stomach - Multiple carcinoid - Single carcinoid - Preoperative diagnosis