Intestinal ischemia due to vascular elastosis caused by metastasizing carcinoid tumor of Meckel's diverticulum.
A case of a carcinoid tumor arising in a Meckel's diverticulum is reported. By the time of detection, the tumor had spread to the mesentery causing ischemia of the small intestine due to the associated vascular elastosis.
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology