title: Carcinoid tumor of the appendix: ultrasound findings in early pregnancy.
abstract: Ultrasound examination of a woman in early pregnancy with right lower quadrant abdominal pain demonstrated an edematous appendix with amorphous fluid surrounding the appendix. At laparotomy, these findings were confirmed. On pathological evaluation following surgical removal of the appendix a rare case of carcinoid tumor of the appendix was diagnosed. This is the first description of the transvaginal ultrasound features of a carcinoid tumor of the appendix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. yinon-si@inter.net.il
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gilboa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fridman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ofir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Achiron
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography