Surgical treatment of rectal carcinoid:a report of 36 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the rational method of treatment of rectal carcinoid and its outcome.Methods The clinical data of 36 cases of rectal carcinoid were retrospectively analysed.Results During a follow-up of 82.6+/-63.4 months,there were no cases with recurrence among the 20 patients with tumor size2cm.Conclusions Tumor diametar can be used to estimate the degree of malignancy of rectal carcinoid.TNM staging is simpler and practical for deciding the method of surgical treatment.