title: Duodenal carcinoid tumor - a case report.
abstract: Carcinoid tumors are well differentiated neuroendochrine tumors which most frequently involve the gastrointestinal tract; however duodenal carcinoid tumors are rare. They can present with various clinical symptoms and are difficult to diagnose. A 52 years old lady presented with the symptoms of recurrent upper abdominal pain, burning sensation of whole body and passage of loose stool. On endoscopy of upper GIT, there was a duodenal polyp. Polyp was removed by endoscopic resection and tissue was taken for biopsy. Histological findings of biopsy specimen shows carcinoid tumor. As duodenal carcinoid tumor is a rare presentation so we are going to present this case in this article.
authors.affiliation: Dr Chitta Ranjan Debnath, Associate Professor, Department of Hepatology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Moshwan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Uddoula
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged