Crohn's disease and carcinoid tumor of the appendix in a child.
This is a case report of a fourteen year old boy with Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum, and a carcinoid tumor of the appendix. This association is very rare and, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported.
D000293:Adolescent; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male