In Vaud, Switzerland, the incidence of carcinoids based on 218 malignant and 215 benign cases rose from 19.6/10(6)in 1974-85 to 28. 2/10(6)in 1986-97, more so among males and malignant neoplasms. Lung was the commonest site for malignant and large intestine for benign carcinoids. Sixty-eight (16%) carcinoids had another neoplasm.

Epidemiology of carcinoid neoplasms in Vaud, Switzerland, 1974-97 / F. Levi, V..C. Te, L. Randimbison, G. Rindi, C. La Vecchia. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0007-0920. - 83:7(2000 Oct), pp. 952-955.

Epidemiology of carcinoid neoplasms in Vaud, Switzerland, 1974-97

C. La Vecchia
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2000

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In Vaud, Switzerland, the incidence of carcinoids based on 218 malignant and 215 benign cases rose from 19.6/10(6)in 1974-85 to 28. 2/10(6)in 1986-97, more so among males and malignant neoplasms. Lung was the commonest site for malignant and large intestine for benign carcinoids. Sixty-eight (16%) carcinoids had another neoplasm.
carcinoid; epidemiology; incidence; registry; time trends; survival; intestinal; lung; second primary tumour adolescent; adult; age factors; aged; aged, 80 and over; carcinoid tumor; child; child, preschool; female; gastrointestinal neoplasms; humans; incidence; lung neoplasms; male; middle aged; registries; Switzerland
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