title: A carcinoid tumor of the rectum removed by strip biopsy.
abstract: In a 29-year-old male complaining of constipation, total colonoscopy revealed a 5 mm yellowish submucosal tumor at a distance of 6 cm from the anal ring. The histologic diagnosis of specimens obtained by biopsy was rectal carcinoid tumor and transanal ultrasonography revealed the tumor localization within the submucosal layer in the rectum. A strip biopsy was performed. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis and ascertained complete excision. Rectal carcinoid tumors should be removed completely and strip biopsy may be a suitable procedure for removal of rectal submucosal tumors less than 10 mm in diameter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoshika
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mure
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods