Prevalence of Metastasis and Survival of 788 patients with T1 Rectal Carcinoid Tumors

Prevalence of rectal carcinoids is increasing, partly due to increased colorectal cancer screening. Local excision (endoscopic or trans-anal excision) is usually performed for small (<1-2 cm) rectal carcinoids but data on clinical outcomes from large population-based U.S. studies are lacking. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of metastasis of resected small rectal carcinoid tumors using a large national cancer database and to evaluate the long-term survival of patients after local resection as compared with radical surgery.

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