Cytomegalovirus ileitis associated with goblet cell carcinoid tumour of the appendix.
We report a female patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) terminal ileitis and CMV viraemia, associated with a metastatic goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) tumour of the appendix. She was treated with ileocaecal resection followed by ganciclovir. We highlight the importance of vigilant histopathological assessment and discuss the existing literature on gastrointestinal CMV infection in immunocompetent patients.
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Siew C
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Department of Gastroenterology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK. s.ng@imperial.ac.uk <s.ng@imperial.ac.uk>
Noursadeghi
Mahdad
M
von Herbay
Axel
A
Vaizey
Carolynne
C
Pitcher
Maxton C
MC
Flanagan
Katie L
KL
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014766:Viremia
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir