title: Neuroendocrine tumor in choledochal cyst--case report and review of literature.
abstract: The report presents a rare case of carcinoid tumor in a 17 year female who presented with epigastric pain of one week duration. She was diagnosed to have type I choledochal cyst on abdominal ultrasound and MRI. She underwent total excision of choledochal cyst with roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. Histopathological examination revealed a neuroendocrine tumor within choledochal cyst which was immunoreactive for Chromogranin A. Patient is well at 6 months of follow up. These tumors are characteristically slow-growing, therefore awareness of its presence preoperatively can facilitate optimal management by performing surgical resection with negative margins which offers the best chance of long-term survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of HPB Surgery, Hospital Selayang, Lebuhraya Selayang-Kepong, Batu Caves, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dahiya
authors.forename: Krishnan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raman
authors.forename: Harjit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*