Coincidental finding of hepatic carcinoid micrometastases during routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A case of a coincidental finding of hepatic carcinoid micrometastases, barely visible to the eye, during routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy is reported. The micrometastases were possibly recognized as a result of a beneficial aspect of laparoscopic surgery, namely the >10x enlargement of tissue/pathologic structures.
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II Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Klinikum Merheim, Ostmerheimerstrasse 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male