Carcinoid syndrome historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Carcinoid syndrome was first described by Siegfried Oberndorfer, a German pathologist in 1907. Endocrine related properties of carcinoid syndrome was described by Gosset and Masson in 1914.[1][2]
Historical Perspective
Carcinoid syndrome was first described in 1907 by Siegfried Oberndorfer, a German pathologist at the University of Munich, who coined the term karzinoide, or "carcinoma-like", to describe the unique feature of behaving like a benign tumor despite having a malignant appearance microscopically. The recognition of their endocrine-related properties were later described by Gosset and Masson in 1914, and these tumors are now known to arise from the enterochromaffin (EC) and enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells of the gut.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tsoucalas G, Karamanou M, Androutsos G (2011). "The eminent German pathologist Siegfried Oberndorfer (1876-1944) and his landmark work on carcinoid tumors". Ann Gastroenterol. 24 (2): 98–100. PMC 3959292. PMID 24713679.
- ↑ Swiryn S, Hueter DC (1986). "The electrocardiogram in esophageal impaction". JAMA. 255 (15): 2067–8. PMID 3959292.