[Case of rectal carcinoid associated with carcinomas of the esophagus and ureter].
We report a 71-year-old man with rectal carcinoid accompanying carcinomas of the esophagus and ureter. These were synchronous triple cancers clinically diagnosable and curable. Pathohistologically, positive granules were observed upon Grimelius and Masson-Fontana staining. The production of multiple hormones was indicated by electron microscopy and histochemical studies (PAP method).
D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*