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| タイトル | | | ■Yahoo Health:Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors | | | アドレス | | | http://health.yahoo.com/health/cancer_center/acs_crc/gastrointestinal_carcinoid_tumors/ | | | 内容 | | | YahooがGastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumorsについて記載しているとは,考えてもみなかった.しかも,内容も読みやすく,参考になる記述も多い.その例を表2に示した.内容は,
(1)WHAT IS GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMOR?
① The gastrointestinal (digestive) system
② The diffuse neuroendocrine system
③ Carcinoid tumors
(2)WHAT ARE THE KEY STATISTICS ABOUT GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMOR?
(3)WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMOR?
① Family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1
② Chemical exposure
③ Diet
④ Race and gender
⑤ Age
⑥ Other stomach conditions
(4)CAN GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMORS BE PREVENTED?
(5)DO WE KNOW WHAT CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMOR?
(6)CAN GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMORS BE FOUND EARLY?
① Incidental diagnosis of carcinoids
② Signs and symptoms of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors
(7)HOW ARE GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMORS DIAGNOSED?
① Medical history and physical exam
② Barium x-rays
③ Computed tomographic (CT) scan
④ Biopsy
⑤ Octreoscan
⑥ Blood and urine tests
(8)HOW ARE GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOID TUMORS STAGED?
① Localized
② Regional spread
③ Distant spread
④ 5-year survival rates by stage and primary site
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表２ 5-year survival rates of patients with gastrointestinal carcinoid by stage and primary site.
PrimarySite､LocalizedSpread､RegionalSpread､DistantSpread､AllStages
Stomach 64% 40% 10% 49%
Small intestine 65% 66% 36% 55%
Colon,except appendix 71% 44% 21% 42%
Appendix 94% 85% 34% 86%
Rectum 81% 47% 18% 72%
National Cancer Institute statistics for patients diagnosed between 1973 and 1991.
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