Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix.
Goblet cell carcinoid of the appendix is a relatively uncommon clinical condition. Although its histogenesis remains controversial, its histological characteristics are distinctive enough not to pose a serious problem for diagnosis. The clinical behaviour of the tumor appears to lie between the typical behaviour of an ordinary carcinoid and that of a well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Clinical diagnosis of this condition is seldom made pre-operatively, most patients presenting with signs and symptoms of an acute appendicitis. In a number of patients the tumor is identified incidentally during an operation performed for some unrelated entity. Treatment of this tumor is generally by simple appendectomy, although in some patients a more radical procedure is indicated. Prognosis for the most part is quite favorable with the exception of those few patients who present with the more virulent form of the disease.
Berardi
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Department of General Surgery and Laboratory Services, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa 50310.
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D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male