A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case Report
The appendix is one of the most common sites for carcinoid tumors. Most carcinoids are found in appendices removed incidentally at laparotomy for conditions unrelated to acute appendicitis. We describe the case of a 13-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant (RL...
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doaj-2a0b2e8dbd2344e8b823c118513d42a72020-11-25T01:17:48ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552018-01-01616891689510.22038/ijp.2017.27646.23899885A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case ReportLaleh Vahedi Larijani0Seyed Abdollah Mousavi1Somayyeh Sheidaie2Assistant Professor of Pathology, Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Professor of Pediatric surgery, Infectious Diseases Research Center with focus on Nosocomial Infection, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.Department of Pathology, Student of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.The appendix is one of the most common sites for carcinoid tumors. Most carcinoids are found in appendices removed incidentally at laparotomy for conditions unrelated to acute appendicitis. We describe the case of a 13-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant (RLQ), with nausea and decreased appetite for the previous 2 days. A physical examination favoreda diagnosis of acute appendicitis. A carcinoid tumor was diagnosed based on the histological examination of the removed appendix. The patient underwent an isolated appendectomy due to the small size of the lesion.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9885_05c9820c54047226b7378f3e4194f766.pdfCarcinoid tumorCase reportChildren |
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A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case Report |
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A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case Report |
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A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case Report |
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A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case Report |
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A Carcinoid Tumor of the Appendix in a Child: A Case Report |
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carcinoid tumor of the appendix in a child: a case report |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
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International Journal of Pediatrics |
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2345-5047 2345-5055 |
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The appendix is one of the most common sites for carcinoid tumors. Most carcinoids are found in appendices removed incidentally at laparotomy for conditions unrelated to acute appendicitis. We describe the case of a 13-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant (RLQ), with nausea and decreased appetite for the previous 2 days. A physical examination favoreda diagnosis of acute appendicitis. A carcinoid tumor was diagnosed based on the histological examination of the removed appendix. The patient underwent an isolated appendectomy due to the small size of the lesion. |
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