Table 1 Factors associated with a poor outcome (log rank tests) on univariate survival analysis for patients with midgut carcinoid tumours.

Factor	p Value
Raised plasma neurokinin A	0.0001
Raised urinary 5HIAA	0.0001
Increasing age	0.003
⩾5 liver metastases	0.004
Lack of resection of primary tumour	0.006
Plasma pancreastatin	0.0089
Breach of serosal surface on histology	0.048

5HIAA, 5‐hydroxyindolacetic acid.