Rectal adenocarcinoma resection specimen with an incidental carcinoid in the resection margin

Three cases of incidental carcinoid tumors have been identified in the surgical margin of rectal adenocarcinoma resection specimens. In all cases the rectal carcinoids exhibited low-risk features, such as a tumor size <10 mm, no muscularis propria invasion and no lymph node involvement. No furthe...

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Main Authors: ZHOU, JIE, TENG, XIAODONG
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: D.A. Spandidos 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997716/