A Case of Small Duodenal Carcinoid Tumor with Liver Metastasis.
- Author:
Jai Hoon YOON
1
;
Oh Young LEE
;
Seung Chul CHO
;
Hang Lak LEE
;
Byung Chul YOON
;
Ho Soon CHOI
;
Soon Young SONG
;
Seung Sam BAEG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leeoy@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Carcinoid tumor;
Duodenum;
Neoplasm metastasis;
Liver
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Carcinoid Tumor/*diagnosis/pathology;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Duodenal Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology;
Female;
Humans;
Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/*secondary;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2009;53(4):246-250
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Carcinoid tumors are slow growing submucosal tumors with metastatic potential that arise from enterochromaffin cell. The annual incidence of carcinoid tumor is 2 to 3 per 100,000. Carcinoid tumor of duodenum is very rare with an incidence of about 8% among gastrointestinal carcinid tumor. As a endoscopic examination and immnohistochemical stain are developed, an rate of detection is increasing. Among the possible factor of metastatic prediction, tumor size >10 mm, central depression or ulcer, invasion below submucosa, lymphatic or venous invasion are associated with higher metastatic potential. Specially, in case of tumor size <10 mm, in duodenum, there is no report of metastasis to liver in Korea. But, recently, we experienced a rare care of duodenal carcinoid measured by less than 10 mm with liver metastsis. Thus, we report here this case with a review of literature.
