Retrorectal carcinoid tumor.
Retrorectal masses comprise a varied group of rarely encountered tumors. We present the case of a 42-year-old white woman with a retrorectal carcinoid tumor treated by abdominosacral resection. Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are discussed.
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Department of Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., USA.
Khubchandani
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Stasik
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Riether
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D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography