Malignant carcinoid tumour complicating coeliac disease.
A man with coeliac disease diagnosed in adult life developed a malignant carcinoid tumour in the ileum. Although previously unreported, the association may not be fortuitous in the light of recent observations showing consistent abnormalities in the enterochromaffin cell population in the damaged coeliac mucosa.
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male