[Carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract--frequency, organ localization, clinical course, treatment (a presentation of 10 cases)].

Carcinoid tumors originate from the argentofile cells found at the bottom of the crypt of Lieberkuhn. In spite of their slow growth and comparatively better prognosis, the carcinoid are malignant tumors, which effective treatment is their surgical resection. We present 10 patients with carcinoid of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT)--3 from small intestine, 3 from large intestine, 2 from appendix, I from rectum and 1 from stomach, operated at our clinic for a 6 year period of time.