Nonaka D, et al. – The purpose of this study was to identify the prognostic values of a variety of clinico–pathologic features, in the case of goblet cell carcinoids (GCCs). The staging and proportion of high–grade histology possibly yielded significant prognostic information. Neuroendocrine component was insignificant in both low and high–grade areas. This tumor type was considered as a variant of adenocarcinoma, and the term crypt cell adenocarcinoma more adequately reflected the nature and origin of this tumor group.