Duodenal Carcinoid Tumor Treated by Endoscopic Mucosal Resection.
- Author:
Jong Hak CHOI
1
;
In Do SONG
;
In Soo OH
;
Beom Jin KIM
;
Hyoung Chul OH
;
Jeong Wook KIM
;
Jae Gyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jgkimd@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Duodenal carcinoid;
Endoscopic mucosal resection
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Biopsy;
Carcinoid Tumor;
Depression
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;40(1):36-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Duodenal carcinoid tumors are rare, and they represent only 2.0~8.9% of all gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors in the western countries. Duodenal carcinoid tumors have previously been treated by surgical resection. The recently recommended treatment for a carcinoid tumor smaller than 1 cm in diameter is endoscopic resection. We experienced a case of a duodenal carcinoid tumor in a 56 year-old man who presented with upper abdominal pain. On the endoscopic examination, a 6 mm sized polypoid lesion with a central depression was noticed on the duodenal bulb. The biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of carcinoid tumor. The endoscopic ultrasound probe showed a hypoechoic tumor that was confined to the submocosal layer. The tumor was completely resected by an endoscopic mucosal resection technique and using a transparent cap.
