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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Carcinoid Tumours. Part 1: The Gastrointestinal Tract. A Statement from a Canadian National Carcinoid Expert Group

by
J. Maroun
1,*,
W. Kocha
2,
L. Kvols
3,
G. Bjarnason
4,
E. Chen
5,
C. Germond
6,
S. Hanna
7,
P. Poitras
8,
D. Rayson
9,
R. Reid
10,
J. Rivera
11,
A. Roy
8,
A. Shah
12,
L. Sideris
5,
L. Siu
13 and
R. Wong
14
1
Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2
London Regional Cancer Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
3
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centre, Tampa, Florida, USA
4
Toronto–Sunnybrook Regional Cancer, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5
University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
6
Sudbury Regional Hospital–Laurentian, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
7
Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8
CHUM–Hospital St-Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
9
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
10
London Health Sciences Centre–Victoria Campus, London, Ontario, Canada
11
MUHC–Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
12
B.C. Cancer Agency–Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13
Hôpital Maisonneuve–Rosemont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14
St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
 
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Curr. Oncol. 2006, 13(2), 67-76; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol13020006
Submission received: 5 January 2006 / Revised: 9 February 2006 / Accepted: 13 March 2006 / Published: 1 April 2006
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Abstract

Carcinoid tumours are relatively rare and, in general, slow growing. They can be “non-functioning” tumours, presenting as a tumour mass, or “functioning” tumours secondary to the production of several biopeptides leading to the carcinoid syndrome. Though these tumours represent 0.25% of an oncology practice, a proper understanding of the clinical course of the disease and of the importance of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic measures is very important. Proper patient management can lead to cure, particularly if the tumour can be fully resected, or to long-term palliation with medical treatment or cytoreductive surgery, or both, with significant prolongation of survival. A good understanding of the use of somatostatin analogues to achieve effective symptomatic control and of the importance of adequate follow-up and cardiac monitoring to prevent or effectively treat cardiac complications can contribute significantly to optimal control of this complex disease, ultimately improving the quality of life of affected patients. This article, developed by a group of Canadian experts, provides a framework that will assist clinicians in taking an optimal approach to managing their patients with carcinoid tumour.
Keywords: Carcinoid tumour; carcinoid syndrome; guidelines; clinical management Carcinoid tumour; carcinoid syndrome; guidelines; clinical management

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Maroun, J.; Kocha, W.; Kvols, L.; Bjarnason, G.; Chen, E.; Germond, C.; Hanna, S.; Poitras, P.; Rayson, D.; Reid, R.; et al. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Carcinoid Tumours. Part 1: The Gastrointestinal Tract. A Statement from a Canadian National Carcinoid Expert Group. Curr. Oncol. 2006, 13, 67-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol13020006

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Maroun J, Kocha W, Kvols L, Bjarnason G, Chen E, Germond C, Hanna S, Poitras P, Rayson D, Reid R, et al. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Carcinoid Tumours. Part 1: The Gastrointestinal Tract. A Statement from a Canadian National Carcinoid Expert Group. Current Oncology. 2006; 13(2):67-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol13020006

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Maroun, J., W. Kocha, L. Kvols, G. Bjarnason, E. Chen, C. Germond, S. Hanna, P. Poitras, D. Rayson, R. Reid, and et al. 2006. "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Carcinoid Tumours. Part 1: The Gastrointestinal Tract. A Statement from a Canadian National Carcinoid Expert Group" Current Oncology 13, no. 2: 67-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol13020006

APA Style

Maroun, J., Kocha, W., Kvols, L., Bjarnason, G., Chen, E., Germond, C., Hanna, S., Poitras, P., Rayson, D., Reid, R., Rivera, J., Roy, A., Shah, A., Sideris, L., Siu, L., & Wong, R. (2006). Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Carcinoid Tumours. Part 1: The Gastrointestinal Tract. A Statement from a Canadian National Carcinoid Expert Group. Current Oncology, 13(2), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol13020006

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