Current status of diagnosis and treatment of rectal carcinoids
- VernacularTitle:直肠类癌的诊治现状
- Author:
Daquan WANG
;
Chuangang FU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rectal carcinoid tumor;
diagnosis;
treatment
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2008;35(7):489-492
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Rectal carcinoid tumors are potential malignant and have been considered to be rare for a long time.But in recent years,the incidence has been increasing gradually,maybe due to the development of endoscopic technology,the widespread use of endoscopy for screening and the raising level of awareness.Because of the malignant tendency,early diagnosis and treatment are the most important things for patients.Nowadays,the misdiagnosis rate is still high and it is difficult to make differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumors.The efficiency of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is not clear.Surgery is the only effective method,but there is no uniform standard for the choice of operation.At present,it is appropriate to consider tumor size,depth of invasion,lymph node,pathological type and other risk factors to determine a surgical modality.Colonoscopy is recognized to be the best means by follow-up and should be carried out regulady in a longer period of time.Therefore,it is important to summarize the diagnosis and treatment of rectal carcinoid.