title: Gastric carcinoid tumor in a 14-year old girl.
abstract: Gastric carcinoid tumors (GCT) are rare lesions that constitute 2.6-8.7% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids, mostly affect middle-aged females but the incidence in children is unknown. We present a 14-year-old girl, with GCT. She was treated with recombinant human growth hormone (GH) for complete GH deficiency, and endoscopy was performed to identify iron-deficiency anemia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a gastric polyp, and biopsies were compatible with GCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Ankara University , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Ceyda Tuna
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kirsaclioglu
authors.forename: Zarife
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kuloglu
authors.forename: Aydan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kansu
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ensari
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Siklar
authors.forename: Merih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berberoğlu
authors.forename: Gönül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ocal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: atrophic gastritis; children; gastric carcinoid tumors