| Presented by: | The Southern Medical Association |
| Lecturer | Vishal Ghevariya, MD, Anju Malieckal, MD, Nehal Ghevariya, MD, Mohammed Mazumder, MD, and Sury Anand, MD |
| Approximate duration: | 1 hr. |
| Summary points: | This CME review article focuses on neuroendocrine tumours of the gastrointenstinal tract. The authors discuss the most common location of carcinoid tumours, the role of radiological imaging in detecting these tumours, and various treatment options including somatostatin analogues, interferon, chemotherapy, surgery, and hepatic artery chemoembolisation. |
| Accreditation: | The Southern Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Southern Medical Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
URL for CME: http://www.sma.org/smj/cmearticles/cme_credit.cfm?smjid=137
Expiration date: October 1, 2010. |
| Other: | Text-only CME. |
Carcinoid Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract
