[Carcinoid tumors of the appendix. A report of 46 cases].
Carcinoïd tumors of the appendix are rare. The appendix constitutes the most frequent localization of these tumors. We studied of a retrospective way all cases that had an appendectomy in the service of general surgery of Sfax on a period of 7 years going from 1995 to 2001. During this period, 9584 patients had an appendectomy in our service. Among which, 46 cases (0.48%) of carcinoid tumor of the appendix have been diagnosed. In more than 95% of cases, patients were admitted due to acute appendicitis; but none of them had the signs of the carcinoid syndrome. The treatment was a simple appendectomy in 44 cases (95%). The right hemicolectomy was necessary in two cases, because of an invasion of the appendicular base in a case and a tumor greater than 2 cm in the other case. There is no reported case of lymph node or systemic metastasis. The authors discuss data in the literature and analyse the features of the clinical picture, diagnosis, and try to define a convenient attitude of treatment of these tumors.
Beyrouti
Mohamed I
MI
Service de chirurgie générale, EPS Habib Bourguiba, Sfax.
Gharbi
Ahmed
A
Abid
Mohamed
M
Beyrouti
Ramez
R
Elleuch
Slim
S
Gharbi
Walid
W
Chaabouni
Mohamed
M
Kchaou
Issam
I
Kharrat
Madiha
M
Jomaa
Nihel
N
Boudawara
Tahia
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies