Roy and Chetty reported prognostic factors for a patient with a goblet cell carcinoid tumor of the appendix. These can help to identify a patient who may require more aggressive management. The authors are from the University of Toronto and University of Glasgow.
Patient selection: goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix
Factors associated with a worse prognosis for a patient with a goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix:
(1) evidence of metastatic disease (peritoneal carcinomatosis, ovarian in female, lymph nodes)
