Carcinoid tumors can form in many areas of your body, but they're most common in the cells of the digestive system -- the stomach, small intestines, appendix, and rectum. They can also form in the lungs or a small organ behind the breast bone called the thymus. More rarely, they grow...
How often are duodenal polyps cancerous? These patients have a 100–330-fold higher risk of duodenal cancer compared with the general population. Of note, duodenal cancer is rare in the population, with an incidence of 0.01–0.04%. Estimates of the cumulative risk of developing duodenal cancer ...
Successful preoperative localization of parathyroid adenomas using Tc99m-sestamibi scanning is influenced by the cytological predominance of individual tumors. Negative scans might therefore be unavoidable in a subgroup of patients. to check access. Authors and Affiliations Department of Endocrine Surgery, Joh...