2011/05/23 by Janet L. Cunningham, Eva Tiensuu Janson · 1 citation
Medicine · #Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances #Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments #Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2362.2011.02537.x
openalex publication_date 2011/05/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
Endocrine tumours derived from the small intestine, ileal carcinoids, produce and secrete the hormones tachykinins and serotonin, which induces the specific symptoms related to the tumour. Because of their low proliferation rate, they are often discovered at late stages when metastases have occurred. The biology that characterizes these tumours differs in many ways from what is generally recognized for other malignancies. In this overview, the current knowledge on the development and progression of ileal carcinoids is described.