title: Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor: dynamic CT findings.
abstract: Most carcinoid tumors involve the gastrointestinal tract or respiratory system. Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor is a rare entity. A 46-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. She was diagnosed with primary hepatic carcinoid tumor based on radiologic and laboratory findings, namely a mass in the fifth segment of the liver and markedly elevated levels of 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid in the urine. Histologic and immunohistochemical findings of the resected liver segment showed a malignant carcinoid tumor of the liver. This case is of interest because of the rarity of this neoplasm. This report describes the case and reviews the clinical features, radiologic findings, and treatment in previously reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Baskent University Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, 01250 Yuregir-Adana, Turkey. sulusan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulusan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kizilkilic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tercan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods