A Small Rectal Carcinoid Tumor with Liver Metastasis / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 802-806, 2000.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-147122
ABSTRACT
Carcinoid tumors are originated from the enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa. The incidence of rectal carcinoid tumors is more than 10 percent of gastrointestinal tract carcinoid. The tumor has naturally the benign character that does not develop symptoms and it is found incidentally. The tumor may infrequently have a malignant behavior such as invasion to muscle wall, obstruction of bowel lumen and metastasis to distant organ (especially, liver) almost when its size is larger than 2 cm. We have experienced a case of rectal carcinoid tumor smaller than 1 cm in its size with huge metastatic mass of liver.
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Main subject:
Rectum
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Carcinoid Tumor
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Incidence
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Gastrointestinal Tract
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Enterochromaffin Cells
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Liver
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Mucous Membrane
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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