Small Intestinal Carcinoid Tumour : a Case Report and Review of Relevant Literature
Niger. j. surg. (Online)
; 12(1-2): 20-23, 2006.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Carcinoid tumours have long been known to be a morphologically distinct class of rare intestinal tumours. The prevalence vary with geographical area; most are clinically silent and are found incidentally at surgery. They may occasionally cause intestinal or vascular obstruction necessitating emergency surgery following which the dia- gnosis is made. We report this first case of intestinal carcinoid seen in this centre in over twenty years.Methods:
The case report discussed here is an intestinal carcinoid in- volving the distal ileum.Results:
Clinical presentation was recurrent abdominal pain with a tender mass in the periumbilical region extending to the right iliac fossa with noisybowel sounds. Plain abdominal x-ray; barium meal and abdominal Ultrasonography were not diagnostic. A laparatomy on account of intestinal obstruction was performed which revealed a tan yellow tumour extending into the mesentery. Histology revealed carcinoid tumour.Conclusion:
Carcinoid tumours should be considered in patients presenting with recurrent abdominal pain or mass or intestinal obstruction. Localization of the tumour is impor- tant since the diagnosis of all carcinoids without systemic features from hormone production depends on the histological structure and staining properties
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Main subject:
Signs and Symptoms
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Case Reports
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Review
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Intestines
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. j. surg. (Online)
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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