Laparoscopic resection combined with colonoscopy in treatment of colon carcinoid tumors: a report of 12 cases / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Twelve cases of colon carcinoid were treated by laparoscopic resection combined with colonoscopy from January 2003 to November 2009 in the First Huai'an Hospital. The tumors presented as submucosal lesions in colonoscopy with the size of 1.5 - 3.0 cm in diameter, which were difficult to be found by laparoscopy. All tumors were locally resected under laparoscopy with the assistance of colonoscopy successfully. Patients were followed up for 6 - 72 months, one case died 30 months after operation due to liver metastases. Colon carcinoid tumors with diameter from 1.5 - 3.0 cm often have muscular invasion and lymph node metastasis. The results indicate that laparoscopic resection combined with colonoscopy is a safe and effective procedure for colon carcinoid tumor.