title: Synchronous ileal carcinoid and primary colonic neoplasms: a case report.
abstract: Primary colonic tumours with synchronous ileal carcinoid tumours are rare in occurrence and are mainly found incidentally on autopsies or pathological examination of resected surgical specimens. This article describes a case of adenomatous colonic polyps, adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon and concurrent malignant carcinoid tumour of ileocaecal junction, detected on colonoscopic examination. The radiological staging investigations revealed no distant spread of disease. The patient was effectively treated with subtotal colectomy, resection of terminal ileum, excision of locoregional lymph nodes and the bowel continuity was restored with stapled ileo-rectal anastomosis. This article is as an example of concomitant presence of two types of malignant tumours, effectively managed surgically.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK. mia7@leicester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Muhammad Imran
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Imen Ben
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Salha
authors.forename: Salli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: John Stuart
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jameson