Surgical attitude towards carcinoid tumour of the appendix. Review of the literature.
Carcinoid tumours of the gastrointestinal tract are most frequently located at the appendix. We report two cases: In the first case, we realized a simple appendicectomy. In the second case, two weeks after the appendicectomy was performed, according to the histological characteristics of the tumoral specimen, the patient underwent a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with regional lymphadenectomy. In both cases, 5-HIAA (5 HydroxyIndolAceticAcid) is assayed regularly and remains normal.
Koca
A M
AM
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek-Ixelles-HIS, Brussels, Belgium. drkoca@hotmail.com
Druart
M L
ML
Mehdi
A
A
Limbosch
J M
JM
D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000652:urine; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male
D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid