title: Diffuse neuroendocrine tumor of the small bowel: an exceptional case with long survival and literature review.
abstract: Malignant tumors of the small intestine are uncommon. Carcinoid tumors represent 20% of all malignancies occurring in this segment. We report the case of a 53-year-old female who was treated surgically for intestinal obstruction secondary to carcinoid tumors diffuse to the small intestine. This is the first case described in the literature. Carcinoids are considered less aggressive than the more common intestinal adenocarcinomas, but because of the extensive localization of the neoplasm this case can be considered a high-grade malignancy with an aggressive pattern of growth. Surgical resection, although noncurative in this case, can provide the patient with a long survival rate and a good quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applications in Surgery of Innovative Technologies, University of Bari, Italy. mario.testini@tin.it
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Testini
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miniello
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Venere
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lastilla
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: Germana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lissidini
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome