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Report of a Case

C. HERBERT FREDELL, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1960;80(4):620-622.

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The original description of a carcinoid tumor was made by Langhans in 1867, but it was not until 1907 that this tumor was named carcinoid by Oberndorfer.³ Numerous cases of carcinoid tumor of the appendix, small intestine, rectum, and large intestine have been reported.¹ Until 1956, only 40 cases of carcinoid tumor of the stomach had been reported.²

Recently, there have been a number of reports concerning the relationship of the malignant carcinoid tumor and a metabolic disorder which is related to the excretion of serotonin. There is a derangement of the tryptophan metabolism which produces severe vasomotor symptoms, a typical asthma and a type of heart disease, which results from fibrosis of the right side of the heart. An excellent discussion of serotonin metabolism has been published by Schneckloth.⁴ The surgical treatment of this problem has reached extensive proportions, as reported by Wilson and Butterick. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Flagstaff, Ariz.

Chief of Surgery, Flagstaff Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept. 20, 1959.

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