A Case of Small Rectal Carcinoid Tumor with Local Lymph Node Metastases.
- Author:
Jong Beom PARK
1
;
Jae Myung CHA
;
Joung Il LEE
;
Jae Won CHOE
;
Kwang Ro JOO
;
Sung Won JUNG
;
Hyun Phil SHIN
;
Suk Hwan LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wellpark Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rectum;
Carcinoid tumor;
Metastasis;
Lymph node;
Endoscopic resection
- MeSH:
Carcinoid Tumor;
Colonoscopy;
Enterochromaffin Cells;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Lymph Nodes;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Rectum
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2009;38(1):52-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Carcinoid tumors are rare and they arise from the enterochromaffin cells of the gastrointestinal tract. The rectum is the most common site for gastrointestinal carcinoids, and the majority of rectal carcinoids are found incidentally during colonoscopy. As the use of diagnostic colonoscopy has recently become more common, the number of cases with small rectal carcinoids resected by endoscopic resection has increased. However, distinguishing benign from malignant carcinoids is usually imposible based solely on the histology; therefore, evaluation for the local and distant metastases of rectal carcinoids is necessary even after complete endoscopic resection. We have experienced a case of small rectal carcinoid tumor that was endoscopically completely resected and surgical resection was done for the associated lymph node metastases.
