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Research Article

Malignancy in Slow Motion: Diagnosis of Biochemically Apparent, but Otherwise Occult Persistent Disease 21 Years After Resection of a Carcinoid Tumour of the Terminal Ileum

Pages 1116-1118 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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