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A 35-year retrospective study of carcinoid tumors in Taiwan

Differences in distribution with a high probability of associated second primary malignancies

  1. Anna Fen-Yau Li MD, PhD1,2,†,*,
  2. Chih-Yi Hsu MD2,
  3. Alice Li3,
  4. Ling-Chen Tai MS4,
  5. Wen-Yih Liang MD2,
  6. Win-Yin Li MD2,
  7. Shyh-Haw Tsay MD2,
  8. Jeou-Yuan Chen PhD5

Article first published online: 15 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23159

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Cancer

Volume 112, Issue 2, pages 274–283, 15 January 2008

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Li, A. F.-Y., Hsu, C.-Y., Li, A., Tai, L.-C., Liang, W.-Y., Li, W.-Y., Tsay, S.-H. and Chen, J.-Y. (2008), A 35-year retrospective study of carcinoid tumors in Taiwan. Cancer, 112: 274–283. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23159

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  1. 1

    School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

  3. 3

    The Webb School, Claremont, California

  4. 4

    Department of General Surgery, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

  5. 5

    Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

  1. †

    Fax: (011) 886-2-28757056.

*Department of Pathology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Section Two, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, 112

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 JAN 2008
  2. Article first published online: 15 NOV 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 AUG 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 JUL 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 APR 2007

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