title: Surgical attitude towards carcinoid tumour of the appendix. Review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Etterbeek-Ixelles-HIS, Brussels, Belgium. drkoca@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Koca
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Druart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehdi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Limbosch
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid