Appendiceal Goblet Cell Carcinoid: Common Errors in Staging and Clinical Interpretation with a Proposal for an Improved Terminology

Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) is staged and treated as adenocarcinoma (AC) and not as neuroendocrine tumor (NET) or neuroendocrine carcinoma. The term 'carcinoid' may lead to incorrect interpretation as NET. To explore pitfalls in staging and clinical interpretation of GCC and mixed GCC-AC, and propose strategies to avoid common errors. Diagnostic terminology, staging and clinical interpretation were evaluated in 58 cases (27 GCC, 31 mixed GCC-AC). Opinions were collected from 23 pathologists using a survey.

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