title: Rectal carcinoid tumor successfully treated by endoscopic resection.
abstract: We report a case of rectal carcinoid tumor totally resected by endoscopy. A 48-year-old male complained of abdominal discomfort. Digital examination revealed a slightly hard mass. Colonoscopy demonstrated a slightly hard mass measuring 13 mm in diameter in the rectum, 5 cm from the anal verge. Endoscopic resection was successfully performed and histological examination led to a diagnosis of carcinoid tumor. No local remnant lesion or distant metastasis was found.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine 2-174 Edobashi, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraki
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Nobuyasu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Koujiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*