TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors A1 - Maxwell, Jessica E. A1 - Howe, James R. A2 - Morita, Shane Y. A2 - Balch, Charles M. A2 - Klimberg, V. Suzanne A2 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A2 - Posner, Mitchell C. A2 - Tanabe, Kenneth K. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology AB - German pathologist Siegfried Oberndorfer recognized carcinoid tumors as a unique entity in 1907. Prior to his published case reports, these tumors were thought to be benign carcinomas, but Oberndorfer presented six patients with multifocal, pea-sized tumors of the ileum that appeared malignant on histologic examination.1 He named the disease “karzinoide” (carcinoma-like) to more accurately classify their clinical behavior. Today, the term “carcinoid tumor” provokes controversy among those who prefer more specific oncologic terminology for the disease, but it persists as an etymologic honorarium to the man who pioneered the field.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145758170 ER -