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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8687-8695
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8687
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8687
Table 2 Factors of significance in the suspicion of metastatic gastric carcinoid type 1 n (%)
| Characteristics | All GCA1 patients (n = 254) | Metastatic GCA1 patients (n = 20) | P value at diagnosis (metastatic vs all GCA1) |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 58.5 ± 12.7 | 55.1 ± 12.8 | 0.050 |
| Size of largest tumor (mm, mean ± SD) | 7.9 ± 12.1 | 20.14 ± 11 | < 0.001 |
| Ki-67 (%, mean ± SD) | 1.9 ± 2.4 | 6.8 ± 11.2 | < 0.001 |
| Symptomatic | 112 (44) | 18 (90) | < 0.001 |
| Gastrin levels (mI/L, mean ± SD) at diagnosis | 898 ± 418 | 2138.4 ± 1562 | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Grozinsky-Glasberg S, Thomas D, Strosberg JR, Pape UF, Felder S, Tsolakis AV, Alexandraki KI, Fraenkel M, Saiegh L, Reissman P, Kaltsas G, Gross DJ. Metastatic type 1 gastric carcinoid: A real threat or just a myth? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(46): 8687-8695
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i46/8687.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8687